Understanding the experiences of people who inject drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic: Interim report 1

First interim report from telephone interviews with 30 people who inject drugs, to understand the challenges that people who inject drugs are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This report is part of a study to understand the experiences of people who inject drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic called LUCID-B.

Overview of findings

The study team are publishing interim reports of their findings, covering issues such as social distancing, drug supply, accessing needle and syringe programmes, accommodation and collecting prescriptions.

Citing this report

This report should be cited as:

Hines, L.A., Kesten, J., Holland, A., Family, H., Scott, J., Linton, M., Ayres, R., Hussey, D., Telfer, M., Wilkinson, J., Hickman, M. & Horwood, J. LUCID-B Study: Interim Report 1, 22 June 2020, University of Bristol. Available from https://arcwestarchive.org.uk/research-and-implementation/covid-19-response/reports/understanding-the-experiences-of-people-who-inject-drugs-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-interim-report-1/