CommentaryNormalization and harm reduction: Research avenues and policy agendas
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Conflict of interest statement
The authors have no competing interests to disclose. Support to CAMH for salary of scientists and infrastructure has been provided by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. The views expressed in this Commentary do not necessarily reflect those of the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful for the stimulation and input provided by the other investigators of the 4 province “Drug Normalization and Stigma” study: Mark Asbridge, Serge Brochu, Marie-Marthe Cousineau, Cameron Duff and David Marsh.
Partial support for this project has been provided by an operating grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
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