People who inject drugs and HIV crisis in Pence ’s Indiana: A media analysis using two policymaking theories

In 2015, Scott County, Indiana was the center of an HIV outbreak related to injection drug use. Critiques of the government response exist; however, none examine the response through policymaking theories. This paper examines policy changes affecting people who use drugs (PWID) in Indiana through two theories: the social construction of target populations and punctuated equilibrium.
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - Category: Addiction Authors: Tags: Policy Analysis Source Type: research