USA. How the Pandemic Hit People Who Use Drugs, in Their Own Words
USA. How the Pandemic Hit People Who Use Drugs, in Their Own Words
In some ways, the coronavirus pandemic has hit marginalized people who use drugs the hardest. Harm reduction facilities have been forced to drastically cut back their hours, reducing access to sterile supplies. Quarantine drove people to use more, and to use alone. Global supply-chain disruptions left many getting their drugs from unfamiliar sources. Fewer people on the street means fewer opportunities—and drastically fewer safe opportunities—to earn money through selling drugs or sex work. Social distancing makes it harder for communities of marginalized drug users to do what they have always done best: take care of each other. (Filter, USA, 13.08.2020)
USA. How the Pandemic Hit People Who Use Drugs, in Their Own Words