For people who use drugs, COVID-19 has added to an already difficult situation marked by widespread violations of human rights, criminalization and disproportionate use of force by law enforcement. Violence, stigma and discrimination, high prevalence of HIV and viral hepatitis and high rates of overdose have compounded the challenges for a group of already marginalized people. IAS President Adeeba Kamarulzaman on the solutions that have been known to us for many years.