| Titre : | Addressing the syndemic of HIV, hepatitis C, overdose, and COVID-19 among people who use drugs: The potential roles for decriminalization and safe supply (2020) |
| Auteurs : | M. BONN ; A. PALAYEW ; S. BARTLETT ; T. D. BROTHERS ; N. TOUESNARD ; M. TYNDALL |
| Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
| Dans : | Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Vol.81, n°5, September 2020) |
| Article en page(s) : | 556-560 |
| Note générale : |
Commentaries:
- Use without consequences? Carroll K.M., p. 561. - Putting the horse before the unicorn: A safe supply strategy should begin with partial agonists. Del Pozo B., Rawson R.A., p. 562-563. - Unsafe supply: Why making controlled prescription drugs available for unsupervised use will not target the syndemic of HIV, hepatitis C, overdose, and COVID-19. Lembke A., p. 564-565. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Discipline : | SAN (Santé publique / Public health) |
| Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique CANADAThésaurus mots-clés EPIDEMIE ; VIH ; HEPATITE ; USAGER ; PRODUIT ILLICITE ; PRISE EN CHARGE ; DECRIMINALISATION ; DISTRIBUTION CONTROLEE ; SANS ABRI ; OPIOIDES |
| Résumé : | 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. |
| Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
| Affiliation : | Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Cote : | Abonnement |
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