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Rachel Vickers-Smith1, Hannah L F Cooper2, April M Young1
1University of Kentucky.
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Appalachian Kentucky is currently fighting two public health emergencies-COVID-19 and the opioid epidemic-leaving the area strapped for resources to care for these ongoing crises. During this time, people who use opioids (PWUO) have increased vulnerability to fatal overdoses and drug-related harms (e.g., HIV). Disruption of already limited services posed by COVID-19 could have an especially detrimental impact on the health of PWUO. Though the COVID-19 pandemic is jeopardizing hard-won progress in fighting the opioid epidemic, innovations in state policy and service delivery brought about by the pandemic may improve the health of PWUO long-term if they are retained.
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