European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Lisbon, Portugal,
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
Eur Addict Res. 2021;27(4):239-241. doi: 10.1159/000513883. Epub 2021 Jan 21.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have a profound impact on the lives of high-risk drug users and on the services responding to their needs in at least two important ways: first, through the restrictive measures introduced to mitigate the spread of the virus and, second, as a result of extensive economic downturn. Currently there is great uncertainty as to the future intensity and duration of the pandemic. In addition, the lessons we have been able to learn from previous economic downturns may be of limited applicability to the current situation, which differs in a number of significant respects. Experience nevertheless suggests that the potential consequences for drug users' health and well-being may be severe. The ongoing uncertainty serves to underline the importance of close monitoring of the drug situation and preparing flexible and innovative solutions to be able to meet new challenges which may arise.
持续的 COVID-19 大流行可能会对高危吸毒者的生活产生深远影响，并至少以两种重要方式影响到应对他们需求的服务：一是通过为减缓病毒传播而采取的限制措施，二是由于广泛的经济衰退。目前，未来大流行的强度和持续时间存在很大的不确定性。此外，我们从以往经济衰退中吸取的经验教训可能在很大程度上不适用于当前的情况，因为当前情况在许多重要方面存在差异。然而，经验表明，吸毒者的健康和福祉可能会受到严重影响。持续的不确定性突显了密切监测毒品形势的重要性，并需要制定灵活和创新的解决方案，以便能够应对可能出现的新挑战。
