Cost-effectiveness of a police education program on HIV and overdose among people who inject drugs in Tijuana, MexicoResearch in context

• Main Authors: Javier A. Cepeda (Author), Leo Beletsky (Author), Daniela Abramovitz (Author), Carlos Rivera Saldana (Author), James G. Kahn (Author), Arnulfo Bañuelos (Author), Gudelia Rangel (Author), Jaime Arredondo (Author), Peter Vickerman (Author), Annick Bórquez (Author), Steffanie A. Strathdee (Author), Natasha K. Martin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Incarceration is associated with drug-related harms among people who inject drugs (PWID). We trained >1800 police officers in Tijuana, Mexico on occupational safety and HIV/HCV, harm reduction, and decriminalization reforms (Proyecto Escudo). We evaluated its effect on incarc...