THE TIMES: Drug users and COVID-19

Judith Aldridge

Criminology

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In Saturday’s Times [p30], Prof Judith Aldridge joined more than 20 co-signatories of a letter calling on the government to do more to support the 320,000 drug users in the UK. The letter points out that many of them suffer underlying conditions, making them more vulnerable to COVID-19.

Period	28 Mar 2020

Media contributions

Title	Drug users and COVID-19
Media name/outlet	The Times
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	28/03/20
Description	In Saturday’s Times [p30], Prof Judith Aldridge joined more than 20 co-signatories of a letter calling on the government to do more to support the 320,000 drug users in the UK. The letter points out that many of them suffer underlying conditions, making them more vulnerable to COVID-19.
URL	https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/times-letters-student-cap-self-employed-and-safe-walking-k2ccf76xj
Persons	Judith Aldridge

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Keywords

COVID-19
coronavirus
drug users
SARS-CoV-2