Addressing the Syndemic of HIV, Hepatitis C, Overdose, and COVID-19 Among People Who Use Drugs: The Potential Roles for Decriminalization and Safe Supply.
J Stud Alcohol Drugs
; 81(5): 556-560, 2020 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-841750
ABSTRACT
People who use drugs (PWUD) face concurrent public health emergencies from overdoses, HIV, hepatitis C, and COVID-19, leading to an unprecedented syndemic. Responses to PWUD that go beyond treatment--such as decriminalization and providing a safe supply of pharmaceutical-grade drugs--could reduce impacts of this syndemic. Solutions already implemented for COVID-19, such as emergency safe-supply prescribing and providing housing to people experiencing homelessness, must be sustained once COVID-19 is contained. This pandemic is not only a public health crisis but also a chance to develop and maintain equitable and sustainable solutions to the harms associated with the criminalization of drug use.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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HIV Infections
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Hepatitis C
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Coronavirus Infections
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Substance-Related Disorders
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Betacoronavirus
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Syndemic
Type of study:
Observational study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Stud Alcohol Drugs
Journal subject:
Substance-Related Disorders
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canada
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