Substance use disorders and COVID-19: reflections on international research and practice changes during the "poly-crisis".

ABSTRACT: Since March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionately high toll on vulnerable populations, coinciding with increased prevalence of alcohol-and drug-related deaths and pre-existing societal issues such as rising income inequality and homelessness. This poly-crisis has posed unique challenges to service delivery for people with substance use disorders, and innovative approaches have emerged. In this Perspectives paper we reflect on the poly-crisis and the changes to research and practice for those experiencing substance use disorders, following work undertaken as part of the InterGLAM project (part of the 2022. Lisbon Addictions conference). The authors, who were part of an InterGLAM working group, identified a range of creative and novel responses by gathering information fro

SUBMITTER: Carver H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10390069 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature