@article{ref1,
title="Stigma, sexual risks, and the war on drugs: examining drug policy and HIV/AIDS Inequities among African Americans using the Drug War HIV/AIDS Inequities Model",
journal="International journal on drug policy",
year="2016",
author="Kerr, Jelani and Jackson, Trinidad",
volume="37",
number="",
pages="31-41",
abstract="The relationship between drug policy and HIV vulnerability is well documented. However, little research examines the links between racial/ethnic HIV disparities via the Drug War, sexual risk, and stigma. The Drug War HIV/AIDS Inequities Model has been developed to address this dearth. This model contends that inequitable policing and sentencing promotes sexual risks, resource deprivation, and ultimately greater HIV risk for African-Americans. The Drug War also socially marginalizes African Americans and compounds stigma for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated persons living with HIV/AIDS. This marginalization has implications for sexual risk-taking, access to health-promoting resources, and continuum of care participation. The Drug War HIV/AIDS Inequities Model may help illuminate mechanisms that promote increased HIV vulnerability as well as inform structural intervention development and targeting to address racial/ethnic disparities.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0955-3959",
doi="10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.07.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.07.007"
}