Participation of the nursing workforce to address COVID-19 among people who use alcohol, tobacco, and drugs
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Efforts that aim to build a comprehensive global response to COVID-19 and future infectious disease pandemics need to take people who use drugs into consideration as a key vulnerable population in need of improved healthcare access. The WHO’s International Year of the Nurse and Midwife (2020) is an opportunity to leverage the global nursing workforce to expand access to both substance use treatment and primary and urgent COVID-19 care among people who use drugs. Full citation:
Guilamo-Ramos V, Benzekri A, Thimm-Kaiser M, Abram M, Hagan H (2020). Participation of the nursing workforce to address COVID-19 among people who use alcohol, tobacco, and drugs
International Journal of Drug Policy, 83, 102831. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102831.