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Spatial patterns of arrests, police assault and addiction treatment center locations in Tijuana, Mexico

2016; Wiley; Volume: 111; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/add.13350

1360-0443

Dan Werb, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Alicia Vera, Jaime Arredondo, Leo Beletsky, Patricia González‐Zúñiga, Tommi Gaines,

Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis

In the context of a public health-oriented drug policy reform in Mexico, we assessed the spatial distribution of police encounters among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Tijuana, determined the association between these encounters and the location of addiction treatment centers and explored the association between police encounters and treatment access.