“Criminalisation of drug use pushes those convicted of offences related to possession and use into criminal justice systems which are often biased against certain racial groups, women, and LGBTQ+ people. For example, in the USA, Black people are more likely to be incarcerated for drug offences than White people, and for Black women the probability is greatest. Incarceration can carry its own HIV-associated and, ironically, substance-related risks, with limited access to harm reduction and exposure to new forms of drug use.”
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