COVID-19 vulnerability among people who use drugs: recommendations for global public health programmes and policies

J Int AIDS Soc. 2020 Jul;23(7):e25551. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25551.

Authors

Ian W Holloway¹, Anne C Spaulding², Ayako Miyashita Ochoa¹, Laura A Randall³, Adrian R King³; HBOU Study Team³; Paula M Frew³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Social Welfare, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
² Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
³ UNLV School of Public Health and UNLV Population Health & Health Equity Initiative, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; homelessness; opioid crisis; social determinants; substance use.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / complications*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Global Health*
HIV Infections / complications*
Health Policy
Humans
Opioid-Related Disorders* / complications
Opioid-Related Disorders* / epidemiology
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Prevalence
Public Health
Substance Abuse, Intravenous* / complications
Substance Abuse, Intravenous* / epidemiology

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