The impact of legalizing syringe exchange programs on arrests among injection drug users in California

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 423-435

  Martinez, Alexis N ^a   Bluthenthal, Ricky N ^b,c   Lorvick, Jennifer ^d   Anderson, Rachel ^e   Flynn, Neil ^f   Kral, Alex H ^d,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e Sacramento Area Needle Exchange   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrests; HIV; Injection drug use; Law enforcement; Policy; Syringe exchange programs

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL LAW; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS C; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; INFECTION PREVENTION; INJECTION; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDLE; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; POLICE; PRISONS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SYRINGES;

EID: 34248346761     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-006-9139-1     Document Type: Article

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