Respiratory health in migrant populations: a crisis overlooked

F Holguin, MA Moughrabieh, V Ojeda… - Annals of the …, 2017 - atsjournals.org
The crisis in the Middle East has raised awareness about the challenges encountered by
migrant populations, in particular, health-care access and delivery. Similar challenges are …

[HTML][HTML] Deported, homeless, and into the canal: Environmental structural violence in the binational Tijuana River

A Calderón-Villarreal, B Terry, J Friedman… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction The US deports more Mexicans to Tijuana than any other borderland city.
Returning involuntarily as members of a stigmatized underclass, many find themselves …

[HTML][HTML] Experiences with compounding surveillance and social control as a barrier to safe consumption service access

C Greene, MM Urbanik, R Geldart - SSM-qualitative research in health, 2022 - Elsevier
Barriers to accessing supervised consumption services are well documented in the
literature. Police and security presence in the areas surrounding these sites are two such …

A qualitative comparison of how people who use drugs' perceptions and experiences of policing affect supervised consumption services access in two cities

MM Urbanik, K Maier, C Greene - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Police presence near Supervised Consumption Services (SCS) and
other harm reduction services has been shown to hamper access to these critical facilities …

Police encounters and experiences among youths and adults who use drugs: Qualitative and quantitative findings of a cross-sectional study in Victoria, British …

A Greer, J Sorge, K Sharpe, D Bear… - Canadian journal of …, 2018 - utpjournals.press
People who use drugs are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system in
Canada; how they come to be in contact with this system is typically through encounters with …

[HTML][HTML] Tattoo discrimination in Mexico motivates interest in tattoo removal among structurally vulnerable adults

VD Ojeda, C Magana, O Shalakhti… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Tattoos are less prevalent in Mexico and tattooed persons are frequently stigmatized. We
examine the prevalence and correlates of interest in receiving tattoo removal services …

Deportation and mental health among migrants who inject drugs along the US–Mexico border

M Pinedo, JL Burgos, ML Zúñiga, R Perez… - Global public …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This study describes the prevalence and factors of depressive symptoms among a sample of
persons who inject drugs (PWID) with a history of deportation from the US in Tijuana …

[HTML][HTML] 'It has gotten a lot better, but it is still bad': Experiences with the police among marginalized PWUDs in a context of depenalization

T Kammersgaard, N Kappel, KS Johansen… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Based on a survey (n= 249) and qualitative interviews (n= 38) with marginalized people who
use drugs (PWUDs) in Copenhagen, Denmark, we investigate the experiences of this group …

Police victimization among persons who inject drugs along the US–Mexico border

M Pinedo, JL Burgos, ML Zúñiga, R Perez… - Journal of Studies on …, 2015 - jsad.com
Objective: Problematic policing practices are an important driver of HIV infection among
persons who inject drugs (PWID) in the US–Mexico border region. This study identifies …

Motivations for seeking laser tattoo removal and perceived outcomes as reported by justice involved adults

VD Ojeda, C Magana… - … Journal of Offender …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The goal of this study is to describe reasons for desiring removal of unwanted tattoos and
self-reported outcomes among justice-involved adults (JIA) receiving free laser tattoo …