Substance Use and COVID-19
- This page outlines Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada's efforts to address the heightened vulnerabilities of substance users during the COVID-19 pandemic with the goal of ensuring these people still have access to treatment and harm reduction services.
- This page includes efforts to improve overdose prevention sites, facilitate access to medications, provide awareness on changing medication access, provide information on COVID-19's impacts on substance abuse, address the needs in Indigenous communities, improve and connect Canadians to mental health and substance use supports, and promote the utilization of community resources.
Citation
Canada. Health Canada. Helping people who use substances during the COVID-19 pandemic. Government of Canada, 2021. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/substance-use/helping-people-who-use-substances-covid-19.html
Overlapping Topics
Socio-Cultural Issues
Policy Sub-Topic
Policy Type
Policy Pronouncement