Negative changes in illicit drug supply during Covid-19

Associations with use of overdose prevention and health services among women sex workers who use drugs (2020–2021)

Bibliographic Data

ID14906128
AuthorsSarah Moreheart (0000-0001-8253-7677, Simon Fraser University), Kate Shannon (0000-0002-6764-5212, University of British Columbia), Andrea Krüsi (0000-0002-2531-8192, University of British Columbia), Jennifer Mcdermid (University of British Columbia), Emma Ettinger, Melissa Braschel (University of British Columbia), Shira M Goldenberg (0000-0003-1633-9749, San Diego State University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume121
Pages104212
Publication date2023-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Drug Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0955-3959 • E-ISSN: 1873-4758
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104212
PMID37797570
OpenAlexW4387298112
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited57

Over two-thirds of participants experienced negative changes to illicit drug supply during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The association between experiencing negative changes in the illicit drug supply and accessing overdose prevention services highlights the agency of women in taking measures to address overdose-related risks. Highly criminalized women who experience structural barriers to direct services are also vulnerable to fluctuations in the illicit drug supply. Attenuating health consequences requires interventions tailored to sex workers' needs

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Drug · Drug injection · Environmental health · Illicit drug · Injection drug use · Occupational safety and health · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Sex work and related issues · Internal Medicine · Virology