Increases in housing rules and surveillance during COVID-19: impacts on overdose and overdose response in a community-based cohort of sex workers who use drugs in Vancouver, BC

• Main Authors: Jenn McDermid (Author), Jennie Pearson (Author), Melissa Braschel (Author), Sarah Moreheart (Author), Rory Marck (Author), Kate Shannon (Author), Andrea Krüsi (Author), Shira M. Goldenberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 risk mitigation measures have expanded to include increased rules and surveillance in supportive housing. Yet, in the context of the dual public health emergencies of COVID-19 and the unregulated drug toxicity crisis, we ha...