The Double Effect of COVID-19 Confinement Measures and Economic Recession on High-Risk Drug Users and Drug Services.Show others and affiliations
2021 (English)In: European Addiction Research, ISSN 1022-6877, E-ISSN 1421-9891, Vol. 27, p. 239-241Article in journal, Editorial material (Other academic) Published
Abstract [en]
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have a profound impact on the lives of high-risk drug users and on the services responding to their needs in at least two important ways: first, through the restrictive measures introduced to mitigate the spread of the virus and, second, as a result of extensive economic downturn. Currently there is great uncertainty as to the future intensity and duration of the pandemic. In addition, the lessons we have been able to learn from previous economic downturns may be of limited applicability to the current situation, which differs in a number of significant respects. Experience nevertheless suggests that the potential consequences for drug users' health and well-being may be severe. The ongoing uncertainty serves to underline the importance of close monitoring of the drug situation and preparing flexible and innovative solutions to be able to meet new challenges which may arise.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
S. Karger, 2021. Vol. 27, p. 239-241
Keywords [en]
COVID-19, Economic recession, High-risk drug use, Opioids, Substance abuse
National Category
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-40256DOI: 10.1159/000513883ISI: 000612508400001PubMedID: 33477135Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85100016495OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-40256DiVA, id: diva2:1524282
2021-02-012021-02-012024-02-05Bibliographically approved