Substance use trends in BC

A map showing the geographic distribution of the participating sites can be found in Appendix B. After applying weights to adjust for the number of survey respondents relative to the total health service delivery area (HSDA) population, the relative contribution of VCH to the overall survey results increased, while the relative contributions of NHA and VIHA decreased (Table 1). [...] In addition, a higher proportion took the bus to the site in VCH (15%) and FHA (9%), while a higher proportion drove a car to the site in IHA (25%) and NHA (18%) (Figure 9). [...] Percentage of respondents that traveled 30 minutes or more to reach the HR site, by survey site 11 Substance Use Trends in BC: A Survey of Harm Reduction Clients Overall Results for British Columbia, 2013 Substance Use Trends in BC: A Survey of Harm Reduction Clients Overall Results for British Columbia, 2013 Supply Pickup Overall, 18% of respondents were visiting the HR site for the first time at [...] In addition, 12% of respondents reported lending a used 13 Substance Use Trends in BC: A Survey of Harm Reduction Clients Overall Results for British Columbia, 2013 Substance Use Trends in BC: A Survey of Harm Reduction Clients Overall Results for British Columbia, 2013 needle in the past month (Figure 21). [...] The proportion that reported use of sharps containers was highest in NHA (35%) and lowest in IHA (11%), while the proportion that reported using the garbage was highest in IHA (73%) and lowest in VIHA (49%).