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Living Under Covid and Injecting Drugs in Bristol (LUCID-B)

  • Funded by Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research
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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research

  • Principal Investigator

    Unspecified Lindsey Hines

  • Research Location

    United Kingdom

  • Lead Research Institution

    N/A

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience

  • Research Subcategory

    Approaches to public health interventions

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Drug users

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

People who inject drugs (PWID) are likely to find it difficult to self-isolate and may be in contact with other high-risk individuals, making transmission of COVID-19 extremely likely. This group are at high risk for experiencing drug related illnesses which may be exacerbated by COVID-19. By conducting qualitative interviews with people who inject drugs, we are seeking to understand the effects of recent changes, and the challenges they pose. The knowledge generated will lead to a better understanding of the needs of PWID during the pandemic to improve current support provision and reduce the impact of COVID-19 on this group.