Impact of COVID-19 among people who use drugs: A qualitative study with harm reduction workers and people who use drugs.
Impact of COVID-19 among people who use drugs: A qualitative study with harm reduction workers and people who use drugs.
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DOI：
10.1186/s12954-022-00653-1
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发表时间：
2022-07-02
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Claborn, Kasey R.
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作者：
Conway, Fiona N.;Samora, Jake;Brinkley, Katlyn;Jeong, Haelim;Clinton, Nina;Claborn, Kasey R.
在COVID-19大流行期间，美国致命的药物过量达到了历史记录。在整个大流行期间，吸毒者感染COVID-19的几率更大，由于与COVID-19相关的压力，药物使用量增加，焦虑和抑郁程度加剧。这项定性研究考察了大流行对吸毒者产生负面影响的具体方式。对24名吸毒者和20名减少药物使用危害工作人员进行了定性访谈。从定性访谈的数据进行分析，使用应用主题分析，以确定基于先验研究目标的紧急主题。专题分析确定了大流行期间吸毒者的一些共同经历。其中包括经济压力和社会孤立造成的精神困扰；吸毒增加；由于毒品市场的变化，寻求和使用毒品的危险行为增加；减少获得减少伤害、治疗和康复支持服务的机会。我们的研究强调了导致COVID-19大流行期间过量死亡人数上升的关键系统性失败。通过政策改革和改进筹资模式应对这些挑战，将确保减少伤害服务的可持续性，并增加高度脆弱的吸毒者获得药物使用治疗的机会。
Fatal drug overdoses in the USA hit historical records during the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the pandemic, people who used drugs had greater odds of contracting COVID-19, increased drug use due to COVID-related stress, and heightened levels of anxiety and depression. This qualitative study examined the specific ways the pandemic negatively impacted people who use drugs. Qualitative interviews with 24 people who use drugs and 20 substance use harm reduction workers were conducted. Data from the qualitative interviews were analyzed using applied thematic analysis to identify emergent themes based on the a priori research goals. Thematic analysis identified several common experiences during the pandemic among people who use drugs. These included mental distress due to financial strain and social isolation; increased drug use; increased risky drug-seeking and use behaviors due to changes in the drug markets; and reduced access to harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services. Our study highlighted critical systemic failures that contributed to the rise in overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing these challenges through policy reform and improved funding models will ensure the sustainability of harm reduction services and increase access to substance use treatment among highly vulnerable people who use drugs.
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影响因子：
4.4
作者：
Davitadze A;Meylakhs P;Lakhov A;King EJ
通讯作者：
King EJ
DOI：
10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103391
发表时间：
2021-12
期刊：
The International journal on drug policy
影响因子：
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作者：
Kesten JM;Holland A;Linton MJ;Family H;Scott J;Horwood J;Hickman M;Telfer M;Ayres R;Hussey D;Wilkinson J;Hines LA
通讯作者：
Hines LA
DOI：
10.3390/ijerph19042230
发表时间：
2022-02-16
影响因子：
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作者：
Bolinski RS;Walters S;Salisbury-Afshar E;Ouellet LJ;Jenkins WD;Almirol E;Van Ham B;Fletcher S;Johnson C;Schneider JA;Ompad D;Pho MT
通讯作者：
Pho MT
影响因子：
4.4
作者：
Perri M;Kaminski N;Bonn M;Kolla G;Guta A;Bayoumi AM;Challacombe L;Gagnon M;Touesnard N;McDougall P;Strike C
通讯作者：
Strike C
影响因子：
2.8
作者：
Horigian, Viviana E.;Schmidt, Renae D.;Feaster, Daniel J.
通讯作者：
Feaster, Daniel J.