The global pandemic of COVID-19 is colliding with the epidemic of opioid use disorders
(OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUD) in the United States (US). Currently, there …

Objective: The goal of this study was to examine the impact of substance use disorder on the
risk of hospitalization, complications, and mortality among adult patients diagnosed as …

The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency. Individuals with substance use
disorder have a higher risk of infection and may suffer from more severe forms of the …

COVID-19 shocked health and economic systems leaving millions of people without
employment and safety nets. The pandemic disproportionately affects people with substance …

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately disrupts the daily lives of marginalized
populations. Persons with substance use disorders are a particularly vulnerable population …

Background Evidence suggests that individuals with history of substance use disorder
(SUD) are at increased risk of COVID-19, but little is known about relationships between …

The number of overdose deaths are on the rise all over the world. An estimate of 93,000
drug overdose deaths have been estimated in the United States in 2020. COVID-19 …

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization classified the public health emergency
caused by COVID-19 as a pandemic, causing significant changes in people's daily lives and …

Background We conducted a scoping review focused on various forms of substance use
amid the pandemic, looking at both the impact of substance use on COVID-19 infection …

As the world endures the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the conditions of
35 million vulnerable individuals struggling with substance use disorders (SUDs) worldwide …