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ArticleHousing policy debate2024

"Especially being homeless, they just think you're infected with COVID or something": A qualitative exploration of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on people experiencing homelessness with a history of injection drug use in Baltimore, Maryland.

Abigail K Winiker, Eshan U Patel, Becky L Genberg, Jennifer Ching, Catherine Schluth, Shruti H Mehta, Gregory D Kirk, Suzanne M Grieb

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Abigail K WinikerDepartment of Health, Behavior, and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Eshan U PatelDepartment of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Becky L GenbergDepartment of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jennifer ChingDepartment of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Catherine SchluthDepartment of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Shruti H MehtaDepartment of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Gregory D KirkDepartment of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Suzanne M GriebDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Funding

AIDS Linked to the IntraVenous Experience (ALIVE) StudyU01DA036297 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2021 to 2025
$10.6M
Vaccine Response and Immunotherapeutics SWGP30AI094189 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2022 to 2025
$4.0M
Johns Hopkins HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Sciences Training ProgramT32AI102623 · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2025 to 2025
$527k
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI094189NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI102623NIDA NIH HHS F31 DA054849NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA053136NIDA NIH HHS U01 DA036297
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

People experiencing homelessness with a substance use disorder are a highly structurally vulnerable population, facing a unique burden of compounding stigma, discrimination, and adverse health outcomes. Evidence remains mixed on best practices for housing interventions designed to best meet the needs of this population. Ten people with a history of injection drug use experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic were interviewed between July, 2021 and February, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. Thematic analysis was used to characterize the pandemic's impact on resource access, housing, and substance use among these participants. Participants highlighted substantial challenges resulting from structural changes during the pandemic, including limits on income-generating opportunities and resource access, and increases in experiences of stigma and discrimination. However, several individuals reported decreased substance use in response to changes to their housing status, with those placed in secure housing attributing their decreased use to this change. These accounts can help guide housing and social support interventions best suited to meet the unique needs of people experiencing homelessness with substance use disorders.

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COVID-19HomelessnessHousing accessPeople who inject drugs

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PMID40896311
PMCPMC12396345

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