“…Migrant populations have also been shown to be at risk of initiating injection drug use (IDU) (Folch et al, 2016; Horyniak, Melo, Farrell, Ojeda,& Strathdee, 2016a; Ojeda et al, 2011), especially those populations whose migration pathways traverse drug trafficking regions (Beyrer et al, 2000; Rachlis et al, 2007). Relatedly, dual epidemics of IDU and blood-borne disease have been observed across international borders and drug trafficking routes globally (Beyrer et al, 2000; Rachlis et al, 2007; Strathdee, Magis-Rodriguez, Mays, Jimenez, & Patterson, 2012).…”