- BC-CfE launched the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy (ICSDP) to conduct research on illicit drug policy issues. The ICSDP is an international network of scientists, academics and health practitioners committed to improving the health and safety of communities and individuals affected by illicit drugs.
- BC-CfE and the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy partner with the International AIDS Society to launch the Vienna Declaration, the official declaration of AIDS 2010. The Vienna Declaration calls upon governments around the world to implement and evaluate a science-based public health approach to address harms stemming from illicit drug use.
- The landmark concept of Treatment as Prevention provided the building blocks for a radical new approach by UNAIDS to HIV treatment, dubbed “Treatment 2.0.” A BC-CfE study, published in the Lancet and released at AIDS 2010 in Vienna, shows that the introduction of HAART for HIV patients has halved the number of new HIV diagnoses in B.C., since 1996. UNAIDS cites the study findings as evidence supporting their push for Treatment 2.0.
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