Challenges posed by COVID‐19 to people who inject drugs and lessons from other outbreaks

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Authors

Tetyana I. Vasylyeva · University of Oxford

Pavlo Smyrnov · Alliance for Public Health

Steffanie A. Strathdee · University of California, San Diego

Samuel R. Friedman · New York University

Abstract

The COVID-19 crisis might increase risks of homelessnes, overdoses and unsafe injecting and sexual practices for PWID. In order to address existing inequalities, consultations with PWID advocacy groups are vital when designing inclusive health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Topics & Keywords

HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volume 23, Issue 7, pp. e25583-e25583

DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25583

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