This blip of an article has a link to a podcast/radio broadcast. Both are over the rising HIV rates in Philadelphia due to IV drug use. During the pandemic, measures & resources in the fight against HIV have been scaled back to handle COVID. This has allowed some to fall through the cracks. There's been a increase in various self-medicating techniques during the pandemic, including IV drug use. This has lead to a spike in the HIV rates in the area.
This isn't surprising. We've heard about a lot of people using less than ideal means to cope with the pandemic; indulgent eating, spending, drinking, using drugs, etc... As a society, we weren't ready for something like COVID on any level. Perhaps the average person was the least prepared for such an event. Especially, the social, emotional & psychological impacts COVID.
All we can do, is try to reach out & help people put their lives back together however that may be. That's all for now, take care.
Cya...
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