health and social responses

This protocol is intended to provide clinical guidance to health care providers to support patients to mitigate these competing priorities and compounded risks and enable social distancing and self-isolation measures, where possible...

This information flyer has been designed to inform people who inject drugs how they can reduce their risk of infection and advice regarding the acquiral and use of injecting equipment provision during...

How can needle exchange services and opioid substitution therapy be safeguarded in the midst of a novel viral outbreak? Scottish Guidance considers potential disruptions to delivery, and suggests ways of ensuring continuity...

This website documents the French regulation that describes how to adapt OST prescriptions during the pandemic.

These are recommendations to drug users provided by the French Drogues Info Service, during the COVID-19 pandemic (French only),

The Swiss Addiction Medicine association provides recommendations to doctors and services providing OST during the pandemic to ensure continuity of services.

COVID-19 guidance published by the UNODC for people who use drugs and people in prison. Publisher's summary: All people have the right to health, even in countries under lockdown or where a...

This information note from the MILDECA (Interministerial Mission for Combating Drugs and Addictive Behaviours), provides recommendations to the general public regarding the consumption of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs during the COVID-19...

Persons experiencing homelessness may be at risk for infection during an outbreak of COVID-19. This interim guidance is intended to support response planning by homeless service providers, including overnight emergency shelters, day...

This leaflet provides basic information on novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), how it spreads, symptoms, how to avoid catching or spreading the virus, and some specific advice for people with immunocompromising condition, their...