Leo Beletsky

Affiliations

Northeastern University, Health in Justice Action Lab, University of California, San Diego.

Publications (28)

No "back to normal" after COVID-19 for our failed drug policies.

The International journal on drug policy

Estimating the impact of a police education program on hepatitis C virus transmission and disease burden among people who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico: A dynamic modeling analysis.

Addiction (Abingdon, England)

Avec: Carlos D Rivera Saldana , Daniela Abramovitz , Leo Beletsky , Annick Borquez , Susan Kiene , Lara K Marquez , Thomas Patton , Steffanie Strathdee , María Luisa Zúñiga , Natasha K Martin , Javier Cepeda

The police paradox: A qualitative study of post-overdose outreach program implementation through public health-public safety partnerships in Massachusetts.

The International journal on drug policy

Avec: Jennifer J Carroll , Emily R Cummins , Scott W Formica , Traci C Green , Sarah M Bagley , Leo Beletsky , David Rosenbloom , Ziming Xuan , Alexander Y Walley

Association of Medicaid expansion with health insurance, unmet need for medical care and substance use disorder treatment among people who inject drugs in 13 US states.

Addiction (Abingdon, England)

Avec: Hannah Cooper , Stephanie Beane , Courtney Yarbrough , Regine Haardörfer , Umed Ibragimov , Danielle Haley , Sabriya Linton , Leo Beletsky , Sarah Landes , Rashunda Lewis , Snigdha Peddireddy , Catlainn Sionean , Janet Cummings , Auteur inconnu

Cost-effectiveness of a police education program on HIV and overdose among people who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico.

Lancet regional health. Americas

Avec: Javier A Cepeda , Leo Beletsky , Daniela Abramovitz , Carlos Rivera Saldana , James G Kahn , Arnulfo Bañuelos , Gudelia Rangel , Jaime Arredondo , Peter Vickerman , Annick Bórquez , Steffanie A Strathdee , Natasha K Martin

Use and perceptions of involuntary civil commitment among post-overdose outreach staff in Massachusetts, United States: A mixed-methods study.

Addiction (Abingdon, England)

Avec: Emily R Cummins , Alexander Y Walley , Ziming Xuan , Shapei Yan , Samantha F Schoenberger , Scott W Formica , Sarah M Bagley , Leo Beletsky , Traci C Green , Audrey Lambert , Jennifer J Carroll

Intersectional structural vulnerability to abusive policing among people who inject drugs: A mixed methods assessment in California's central valley.

The International journal on drug policy

Avec: Joseph Friedman , Jennifer L Syvertsen , Philippe Bourgois , Alex Bui , Leo Beletsky , Robin Pollini

Impact of cumulative incarceration and the post-release period on syringe-sharing among people who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico: a longitudinal analysis.

Addiction (Abingdon, England)

Avec: Carlos D Rivera Saldana , Leo Beletsky , Annick Borquez , Susan M Kiene , Steffanie A Strathdee , María Luisa Zúñiga , Natasha K Martin , Javier Cepeda

Drugs, discipline and death: Causes and predictors of mortality among people who inject drugs in Tijuana, 2011-2018.

The International journal on drug policy

Avec: Brooke S West , Daniela A Abramovitz , Patricia Gonzalez-Zuniga , Gudelia Rangel , Dan Werb , Javier Cepeda , Leo Beletsky , Steffanie A Strathdee

State Approaches to Addressing the Overdose Epidemic: Public Health Focus Needed.

The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics

Avec: Corey Davis , Traci Green , Lindsay LaSalle , Leo Beletsky

The Role of Gender in the Health and Human Rights Practices of Police: The SHIELD Study in Tijuana, Mexico.

Health and human rights

Avec: Teresita Rocha-Jiménez , Maria Luisa Mittal , Irina Artamonova , Pieter Baker , Javier Cepeda , Mario Morales , Daniela Abramovitz , Erika Clairgue , Arnulfo Bañuelos , Thomas Patterson , Steffanie Strathdee , Leo Beletsky

"Nobody Knows How You're Supposed to Interpret it:" End-user Perspectives on Prescription Drug Monitoring Program in Massachusetts.

Journal of addiction medicine

Avec: Mina Hong , Sarah Seymour , Thomas J Stopka , Lane Bandanza , Erin Crocker , Allison Morgan , Leo Beletsky

Involuntary Commitment as "Carceral-Health Service": From Healthcare-to-Prison Pipeline to a Public Health Abolition Praxis.

The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics

Avec: Rafik Wahbi , Leo Beletsky

The introduction of fentanyl on the US-Mexico border: An ethnographic account triangulated with drug checking data from Tijuana.

The International journal on drug policy

Avec: Joseph Friedman , Philippe Bourgois , Morgan Godvin , Alfonso Chavez , Lilia Pacheco , Luis A Segovia , Leo Beletsky , Jaime Arredondo

"One guy goes to jail, two people are ready to take his spot": Perspectives on drug-induced homicide laws among incarcerated individuals.

The International journal on drug policy

Avec: Meghan Peterson , Josiah Rich , Alexandria Macmadu , Ashley Q Truong , Traci C Green , Leo Beletsky , Kimberly Pognon , Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein

Prevalence and Correlates of Injecting with Visitors from the United States Among People Who Inject Drugs in Tijuana, Mexico.

Journal of immigrant and minority health

Avec: A Bórquez , R S Garfein , D Abramovitz , L Liu , L Beletsky , D Werb , S R Mehta , G Rangel , C Magis-Rodríguez , P González-Zúñiga , S A Strathdee

"Pick up anything that moves": a qualitative analysis of a police crackdown against people who use drugs in Tijuana, Mexico.

Health & justice

Avec: Mario Morales , Claudia Rafful , Pieter Baker , Jaime Arredondo , Sunyou Kang , Maria L Mittal , Teresita Rocha-Jiménez , Steffanie A Strathdee , Leo Beletsky

Typologies and Correlates of Police Violence Against Female Sex Workers Who Inject Drugs at the México-United States Border: Limits of

Journal of interpersonal violence

Avec: Brooke S West , Brandy F Henry , Niloufar Agah , Alicia Vera , Leo Beletsky , M Gudelia Rangel , Hugo Staines , Thomas L Patterson , Steffanie A Strathdee

Racial/Ethnic, Social, and Geographic Trends in Overdose-Associated Cardiac Arrests Observed by US Emergency Medical Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

JAMA psychiatry

Avec: Joseph Friedman , N Clay Mann , Helena Hansen , Philippe Bourgois , Joel Braslow , Alex A T Bui , Leo Beletsky , David L Schriger

Preferences and acceptability of law enforcement initiated referrals for people who inject drugs: a mixed methods analysis.

Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy

Avec: Gabriella K Olgin , Annick Bórquez , Pieter Baker , Erika Clairgue , Mario Morales , Arnulfo Bañuelos , Jaime Arredondo , Alicia Harvey-Vera , Steffanie Strathdee , Leo Beletsky , Javier A Cepeda

Fentanyl panic goes viral: The spread of misinformation about overdose risk from casual contact with fentanyl in mainstream and social media.

The International journal on drug policy

Avec: Leo Beletsky , Sarah Seymour , Sunyou Kang , Zachary Siegel , Michael S Sinha , Ryan Marino , Aashka Dave , Clark Freifeld

Municipal police support for harm reduction services in officer-led referrals of people who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico.

Harm reduction journal

Avec: Pieter Baker , Jaime Arredondo , Annick Borquez , Erika Clairgue , Maria L Mittal , Mario Morales , Teresita Rocha-Jimenez , Richard Garfein , Eyal Oren , Eileen Pitpitan , Steffanie A Strathdee , Leo Beletsky , Javier A Cepeda

An evaluation of first responders' intention to refer to post-overdose services following SHIELD training.

Harm reduction journal

Avec: Saad T Siddiqui , Anna La Manna , Elizabeth Connors , Ryan Smith , Kyle Vance , Zach Budesa , Jeremiah Goulka , Leo Beletsky , Claire A Wood , Phillip Marotta , Rachel P Winograd

Popular media misinformation on neonatal abstinence syndrome, 2015-2021.

The International journal on drug policy

Avec: Katie McCreedy , Aanchalika Chauhan , Gabriel Holder , Sunyou Kang , Eric Reinhart , Leo Beletsky

Association of Implementation of Postoverdose Outreach Programs With Subsequent Opioid Overdose Deaths Among Massachusetts Municipalities.

JAMA psychiatry

Avec: Ziming Xuan , Shapei Yan , Scott W Formica , Traci C Green , Leo Beletsky , David Rosenbloom , Sarah M Bagley , Simeon D Kimmel , Jennifer J Carroll , Audrey M Lambert , Alexander Y Walley

United States vs Safehouse: The implications of the Philadelphia supervised consumption facility ruling for law and social stigma.

Preventive medicine

Avec: Y Tony Yang , Leo Beletsky

Stigma as a fundamental hindrance to the United States opioid overdose crisis response.

PLoS medicine

Avec: Alexander C Tsai , Mathew V Kiang , Michael L Barnett , Leo Beletsky , Katherine M Keyes , Emma E McGinty , Laramie R Smith , Steffanie A Strathdee , Sarah E Wakeman , Atheendar S Venkataramani

Tackling the overdose crisis: The role of safe supply.

The International journal on drug policy

Avec: Andrew Ivsins , Jade Boyd , Leo Beletsky , Ryan McNeil

Réseau de co-auteurs

Steffanie A Strathdee 7 collaborations

Jaime Arredondo 5 collaborations

Javier Cepeda 4 collaborations

Traci C Green 4 collaborations

Pieter Baker 4 collaborations

Mario Morales 4 collaborations

Daniela Abramovitz 3 collaborations

Annick Borquez 3 collaborations

Steffanie Strathdee 3 collaborations

Natasha K Martin 3 collaborations

Jennifer J Carroll 3 collaborations

Scott W Formica 3 collaborations

Sarah M Bagley 3 collaborations

Ziming Xuan 3 collaborations

Alexander Y Walley 3 collaborations

Javier A Cepeda 3 collaborations

Arnulfo Bañuelos 3 collaborations

Joseph Friedman 3 collaborations

Philippe Bourgois 3 collaborations

Erika Clairgue 3 collaborations

Sunyou Kang 3 collaborations

Carlos D Rivera Saldana 2 collaborations

María Luisa Zúñiga 2 collaborations

Emily R Cummins 2 collaborations

David Rosenbloom 2 collaborations

Gudelia Rangel 2 collaborations

Annick Bórquez 2 collaborations

Shapei Yan 2 collaborations

Brooke S West 2 collaborations

Teresita Rocha-Jiménez 2 collaborations

Sarah Seymour 2 collaborations

Maria L Mittal 2 collaborations

Brandon Del Pozo 1 collaboration

Susan Kiene 1 collaboration

Lara K Marquez 1 collaboration

Thomas Patton 1 collaboration

Hannah Cooper 1 collaboration

Stephanie Beane 1 collaboration

Courtney Yarbrough 1 collaboration

Regine Haardörfer 1 collaboration

Umed Ibragimov 1 collaboration

Danielle Haley 1 collaboration

Sabriya Linton 1 collaboration

Sarah Landes 1 collaboration

Rashunda Lewis 1 collaboration

Snigdha Peddireddy 1 collaboration

Catlainn Sionean 1 collaboration

Janet Cummings 1 collaboration

None None 1 collaboration

Carlos Rivera Saldana 1 collaboration

James G Kahn 1 collaboration

Peter Vickerman 1 collaboration

Samantha F Schoenberger 1 collaboration

Audrey Lambert 1 collaboration

Jennifer L Syvertsen 1 collaboration

Alex Bui 1 collaboration

Robin Pollini 1 collaboration

Susan M Kiene 1 collaboration

Daniela A Abramovitz 1 collaboration

Patricia Gonzalez-Zuniga 1 collaboration

Dan Werb 1 collaboration

Corey Davis 1 collaboration

Traci Green 1 collaboration

Lindsay LaSalle 1 collaboration

Maria Luisa Mittal 1 collaboration

Irina Artamonova 1 collaboration

Thomas Patterson 1 collaboration

Mina Hong 1 collaboration

Thomas J Stopka 1 collaboration

Lane Bandanza 1 collaboration

Erin Crocker 1 collaboration

Allison Morgan 1 collaboration

Rafik Wahbi 1 collaboration

Morgan Godvin 1 collaboration

Alfonso Chavez 1 collaboration

Lilia Pacheco 1 collaboration

Luis A Segovia 1 collaboration

Meghan Peterson 1 collaboration

Josiah Rich 1 collaboration

Alexandria Macmadu 1 collaboration

Ashley Q Truong 1 collaboration

Kimberly Pognon 1 collaboration

Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein 1 collaboration

A Bórquez 1 collaboration

R S Garfein 1 collaboration

D Abramovitz 1 collaboration

L Liu 1 collaboration

L Beletsky 1 collaboration

D Werb 1 collaboration

S R Mehta 1 collaboration

G Rangel 1 collaboration

C Magis-Rodríguez 1 collaboration

P González-Zúñiga 1 collaboration

S A Strathdee 1 collaboration

Claudia Rafful 1 collaboration

Brandy F Henry 1 collaboration

Niloufar Agah 1 collaboration

Alicia Vera 1 collaboration

M Gudelia Rangel 1 collaboration

Hugo Staines 1 collaboration

Thomas L Patterson 1 collaboration

N Clay Mann 1 collaboration

Helena Hansen 1 collaboration

Joel Braslow 1 collaboration

Alex A T Bui 1 collaboration

David L Schriger 1 collaboration

Gabriella K Olgin 1 collaboration

Alicia Harvey-Vera 1 collaboration

Zachary Siegel 1 collaboration

Michael S Sinha 1 collaboration

Ryan Marino 1 collaboration

Aashka Dave 1 collaboration

Clark Freifeld 1 collaboration

Teresita Rocha-Jimenez 1 collaboration

Richard Garfein 1 collaboration

Eyal Oren 1 collaboration

Eileen Pitpitan 1 collaboration

Saad T Siddiqui 1 collaboration

Anna La Manna 1 collaboration

Elizabeth Connors 1 collaboration

Ryan Smith 1 collaboration

Kyle Vance 1 collaboration

Zach Budesa 1 collaboration

Jeremiah Goulka 1 collaboration

Claire A Wood 1 collaboration

Phillip Marotta 1 collaboration

Rachel P Winograd 1 collaboration

Katie McCreedy 1 collaboration

Aanchalika Chauhan 1 collaboration

Gabriel Holder 1 collaboration

Eric Reinhart 1 collaboration

Simeon D Kimmel 1 collaboration

Audrey M Lambert 1 collaboration

Y Tony Yang 1 collaboration

Alexander C Tsai 1 collaboration

Mathew V Kiang 1 collaboration

Michael L Barnett 1 collaboration

Katherine M Keyes 1 collaboration

Emma E McGinty 1 collaboration

Laramie R Smith 1 collaboration

Sarah E Wakeman 1 collaboration

Atheendar S Venkataramani 1 collaboration

Andrew Ivsins 1 collaboration

Jade Boyd 1 collaboration

Ryan McNeil 1 collaboration