Structural and community changes during covid-19 and their effects on overdose precursors among rural people who use drugs: a mixed-methods analysis

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Big Events theory suggests that disruptive events like the COVID-19 pandemic can exacerbate rates of drug overdose and infectious disease among drug-using populations due to the disruption of drug markets, behavioral health service delivery, and larger structures such as the economy. The criminalization of drug use and the attending stigma create situations that map onto the bodies of people who use drugs and result in poor health outcomes, including overdose. The COVID-19 pandemic is a big event that could alter societal conditions, including restricting resources for people who use drugs, disrupting . . .

 



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