Municipal police support for harm reduction services in officer-led referrals of people who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico

• Main Authors: Pieter Baker (Author), Jaime Arredondo (Author), Annick Borquez (Author), Erika Clairgue (Author), Maria L. Mittal (Author), Mario Morales (Author), Teresita Rocha-Jimenez (Author), Richard Garfein (Author), Eyal Oren (Author), Eileen Pitpitan (Author), Steffanie A. Strathdee (Author), Leo Beletsky (Author), Javier A. Cepeda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Police constitute a structural determinant of health and HIV risk of people who inject drugs (PWID), and negative encounters with law enforcement present significant barriers to PWID access to harm reduction services. Conversely, police may facilitate access via officer-led refer...