- Self-administrative survey asked those who are currently in OAT, previous drug injectors, those who have never used, and all participants were 18 and older

- Participant requirement was random selection but paid 4-10 dollars and then those in the study could recruit up to 3 others for 1-2 dollars, additionally, they could leave the study at any time


Methods Used in Studying the Implications of OAT in Ukraine

- Police Harassment
- Registring as an addict, people do not want to lose their license or employment
- Police harass doctors to find out who use drugs
- Police view Drug addiction shoudl be dealt punitively 

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- Currently, Ukraine is attempting to increase harm reduction policies and attempting to understand why they are not as effective as they should be

Ukraine and Harm Reduction: A Focus on Policing

Kutsa, Oksana, et al. “Factors Associated with Physical and Sexual Violence by Police among People Who Inject Drugs in Ukraine: Implications for Retention on Opioid Agonist Therapy.” Wiley Online Library, John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd, 18 July 2016, onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.7448/IAS.19.4.20897. 

Factors Associated with Physical and Sexual Violence by Police among People Who Inject Drugs in Ukraine: Implications for Retention on Opioid Agonist Therapy.

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