A Department of Health official says that persons who abuse drugs are vulnerable to COVID-19 infection, citing their risk-taking behaviors and the negative effects of the illegal substances.
The Department of Health said that drug users are more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection, citing their risk-taking behaviors and the negative effects of the illegal substance to their bodies.
[Translation: During quarantine, they cannot go outside, they cannot get a hand on drugs...They experience anxiety, craving, and they become irritable.] Leabres emphasized that the use marijuana and methamphetamine have side effects on the lungs, which are the most vulnerable organs in COVID-19 infection.
He added that substance abuse also weakens the immune system which increases one’s risk to viral infection.
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