Why coronavirus is especially dangerous for drug users, and what’s being done to help

 

By Rebecca Everett | For NJ.com APRIL 10, 2020

Before coronavirus, drug users coming to the Harm Reduction Center in Asbury Park to exchange dirty needles for clean ones would be warmly greeted by staff, who would ask how they were doing and whether they wanted counseling or other support. It was personal, on purpose.

Now, site coordinator Robert Lowry is handing kits of clean syringes and test strips through a window, separated from the population he’s trying to help by a wall, gloves and a mask.

Person packing supplies into a shipping package

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