Substance use disorders and COVID-19: multi-faceted problems which require multi-pronged solutions

WB Jemberie, J Stewart Williams, M Eriksson… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
COVID-19 shocked health and economic systems leaving millions of people without
employment and safety nets. The pandemic disproportionately affects people with substance …

Article commentary: covid-19 and persons with substance use Disorders: inequities and mitigation strategies

OC Melamed, TS Hauck, L Buckley, P Selby… - Substance …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately disrupts the daily lives of marginalized
populations. Persons with substance use disorders are a particularly vulnerable population …

[HTML][HTML] Substance use during COVID-19 pandemic: impact on the underserved communities

NC Chacon, N Walia, A Allen, A Sciancalepore… - Discoveries, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

Substance use disorders and behavioral addictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19-related restrictions

NM Avena, J Simkus, A Lewandowski, MS Gold… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
COVID-19 was first identified in Wuhan, China in December of 2019 and appeared in the
United States 1 month later. Between the onset of the pandemic and January 13, 2021, over …

A global survey on changes in the supply, price, and use of illicit drugs and alcohol, and related complications during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic

A Farhoudian, SR Radfar, H Mohaddes Ardabili… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background and Aims: COVID-19 has infected more than 77 million people worldwide and
impacted the lives of many more, with a particularly devastating impact on vulnerable …

The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on substance use: Implications for prevention and treatment

F Ornell, HF Moura, JN Scherer, F Pechansky… - Psychiatry …, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought major challenges to healthcare systems and public
health policies globally, as it requires novel treatment and prevention strategies to adapt for …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and substance use disorders: Recommendations to a comprehensive healthcare response. an international society of addiction medicine practice …

A Farhoudian, A Baldacchino, N Clark… - Basic and Clinical …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is escalating all over the world and has
higher morbidities and mortalities in certain vulnerable populations. People Who Use Drugs …

“The post-COVID era”: challenges in the treatment of substance use disorder (SUD) after the pandemic

H López-Pelayo, HJ Aubin, C Drummond, G Dom… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Citizens affected by substance use disorders are high-risk populations for both
SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19-related mortality. Relevant vulnerabilities to COVID …

Substance use disorder in the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of vulnerabilities and complications

Y Wei, R Shah - Pharmaceuticals, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 risk and outcomes in patients with substance use disorders: analyses from electronic health records in the United States

QQ Wang, DC Kaelber, R Xu, ND Volkow - Molecular psychiatry, 2021 - nature.com
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 …