In Their Own Words: Experiences of People Who Use Drugs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This resources summarizes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on substance use and the experiences of people who used drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights include: the pandemic increased the risk of overdose for people who use drugs, and in response people who use drugs reported using more harm reduction strategies. The pandemic also motivated change in wanting to quit drug use for study participants, but also highlighted the social determinants of health as barriers to sustainable recovery.

Resource Details

• Population: People With Substance Use Disorders
• Setting/Context of Implementation: Community
• Topics of Practice: Organizational Change/ Development|Outreach/ Education/ Communications|Policy Change/ Development
• Outcomes of Interest: Reduction of Health Disparities
• Level of Evidence: Novel
• Tools or Materials Included in Resource: No
• Social Determinants of Health: Healthcare Access and Quality|Social and Community Context
• Outside of US: No