Challenges for drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration of police perceptions

• Main Authors: Danilo Falzon (Author), Elizabeth V. Aston (Author), Hannah Carver (Author), Wendy Masterton (Author), Bruce Wallace (Author), Harry Sumnall (Author), Fiona Measham (Author), Emma Fletcher (Author), Rosalind Gittins (Author), Saket Priyadarshi (Author), Tessa Parkes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The impact of policing practices on the engagement of people who use drugs (PWUD) with harm reduction services is well evidenced. Although the police have traditionally taken an enforcement role in responding to drug use, it is increasingly clear that they can play an important p...