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COVID-19 - Enacting a 'new normal' for people who use drugs.
Chang, Judy; Agliata, Jake; Guarinieri, Mauro.
  • Chang J; International Network of People who use Drugs, London, UK. Electronic address: judychang@inpud.net.
  • Agliata J; International Network of People who use Drugs, London, UK.
  • Guarinieri M; International Network of People who use Drugs, London, UK.
Int J Drug Policy ; 83: 102832, 2020 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-622982
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The COVID-19 crisis has magnified existing social, economic and political inequities. People who use drugs are particularly vulnerable due to criminalisation and stigma and often experience underlying health conditions, higher rates of poverty, unemployment and homelessness, as well as a lack of access to vital resources - putting them at greater risk of infection. On the other hand, COVID-19 presents an opportunity to confront the mistakes of the past and re-negotiate a new social contract. The International Network of People who use Drugs (INPUD) believe that this crisis must be an occasion to rethink the function of punishment, to reform the system and to work towards ending the war on drugs. This commentary presents a set of recommendations to UN agencies, governments, donor agencies, academics, researchers and civil society, challenging these actors to work alongside people who use drugs to enact a new reality based on solidarity and cooperation, protection of health, restoration of rights and dignity and most importantly to mobilise to win the peace.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Socioeconomic Factors / Substance-Related Disorders / Criminal Law / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Int J Drug Policy Journal subject: Public Health / Substance-Related Disorders Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Socioeconomic Factors / Substance-Related Disorders / Criminal Law / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Int J Drug Policy Journal subject: Public Health / Substance-Related Disorders Year: 2020 Document Type: Article