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For example, in Victoria, Australia, discretionary fines of A$1,652 were issued for breaching stay-at-home orders, and A$4,957 fines for \u2018unlawful gatherings\u2019; to date, approximately 30,000 fines remain outstanding or not paid in full. Studies globally have revealed how the expansion of policing powers produced significant collateral damage for marginalized populations, including people from low-income neighboorhoods, Indigenous Peoples, sex workers, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. For people who use drugs, interactions with police are commonplace due to the criminalization of drug use, however, little empirical attention has been given to their experiences of pandemic policing; we aimed to address this gap in the literature.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We conducted a mixed methods study involving participants of two prospective observational cohort studies of people who use drugs (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20092,156) in Victoria, Australia, to understand impacts of the pandemic on their lives. Between 2020 and 2022 pandemic-related questions were added to survey instruments; during this period, 1,130 participants completed surveys. We descriptively analyzed the data of participants who reported police interactions related to pandemic restrictions (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009125) and conducted qualitative interviews with 89 participants. Qualitative data were analysed thematically and integrated with quantitative results.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>11% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009125) of survey respondents reported pandemic-related interactions with police; most (26%) were for breaching curfews and 30% received COVID-19 fines. Qualitative interviewees observed increased policing in street-based drug markets and local neighborhoods; many felt harassed and believed policing practices were targeted and discriminatory. Thirty-eight interviewees received COVID-19 fines; some were fined while homeless or travelling to or from harm reduction services. All lacked the financial means to pay fines, resulting in fear of additional criminalizing effects such as additional financial penalties, court orders, criminal convictions, and incarceration; for some fears became a reality.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Our study demonstrates how public health emergency responses centred around policing and criminalization exacerbated harms for people who use drugs, with detrimental effects enduring beyond the pandemic. Results provide insights for future public health emergencies, including highlighting the need for responses that protect, rather than abrogate the health and safety needs of marginalized and criminalized groups.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s40352-024-00314-4","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,23]],"date-time":"2025-01-23T10:33:14Z","timestamp":1737628394000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Disproportionate, differential and targeted treatment: people who use drugs\u2019 experiences of policing during the COVID-19 pandemic"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Shelley","family":"Walker","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kasun","family":"Rathnayake","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Paul","family":"Dietze","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Peter","family":"Higgs","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bernadette","family":"Ward","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Margaret","family":"Hellard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Joseph","family":"Doyle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mark","family":"Stoove","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lisa","family":"Maher","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"314_CR77","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Alang, S., McAlpine, M., McClain, M., & Hardeman, R. 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