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cord-251959-3j4bqub4	Jozaghi, Ehsan	COVID-19 and people who use drugs: a call for action	2020-05-13		.txt	text/plain	682	35	54	However, we would like to raise concern about the state of social care and housing for marginalized people who use drugs and how COVID-19 could cause devastation if effective preventive measures fail to be implemented. At the same time, the housing available for people who use drugs (PWUDs) often includes shared bathrooms, kitchens, and other facilities that could increase the risk of an outbreak if preventive measures are not considered. Similarly, we urge the health agencies to plan and find appropriate physical spaces for PWUDs when they become infected with COVID-19 because all of the protective measures listed above will be inefficient if infected PWUDs are left in shelters, homeless camps, or single room occupancy locations where other vulnerable people are also housed. The city of Victoria, BC, for example, passed an emergency resolution calling on the government in BC to use emergency powers to utilize empty hotels and motels for vulnerable homeless populations as a self-isolation measure during the COVID-19 pandemic (The Canadian Press 2020).	./cache/cord-251959-3j4bqub4.txt	./txt/cord-251959-3j4bqub4.txt