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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
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Results for drug use and abuse, injection
1 results foundAuthor: Ataiants, Janna Title: Policing People Who Inject Drugs: Evidence from Eurasia Summary: The purpose of this briefing paper is to review up-to-date evidence on the 2 Policy and Advocacy Programme Officer, Eurasian Harm Reduction Network 3 Drug Policy Coordinator, Eurasian Harm Reduction Network 1 Consultant, Eurasian Harm Reduction NetworkConsultant, Eurasian Harm Reduction Network 2 institutionalisation of police violence toward people who use drugs across the region and the implications of these practices for public health and society. The review relies on data collected from several Eurasian countries and depicts instances of police abuse against people who use drugs as systematic practices widespread across the region. The paper concludes that the quantity and quality of interactions with the police profoundly shape the behaviour of people who use drugs and result in poor public health outcomes. Details: London: International Drug Policy Consortium, 2012. 15p. Source: IDPC Briefing Paper: Internet Resource: Accessed October 1, 2012 at http://dl.dropbox.com/u/64663568/library/IDPC-briefing-paper_Policing-people-who-inject-drugs-evidence-from-Eurasia.pdf Year: 2012 Country: International URL: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/64663568/library/IDPC-briefing-paper_Policing-people-who-inject-drugs-evidence-from-Eurasia.pdf Shelf Number: 126539 Keywords: Drug Use and Abuse, InjectionIllicit DrugsPolice Behavior, ViolencePolicing |