TIME (8/19, Mansoor) reports Americans “who struggle with drug addiction have turned to syringe services programs (SSPs) for decades – not only to exchange used needles for clean ones but also as a first step towards treatment.” However, the coronavirus pandemic “has made it more difficult for participants to get clean needles as sites shut down or reduce their operating hours.” As the pandemic “continues, the nation’s drug overdose crisis appears to be worsening.”
Related Links:
— “‘A Pandemic Upon an Epidemic.’ Syringe Services Struggle to Provide Care to Those Battling Drug Addiction Amid COVID-19, “Sanya Mansoor, TIME, August 19, 2020