A global analysis of the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions on crime

AE Nivette, R Zahnow, R Aguilar, A Ahven… - Nature Human …, 2021 - nature.com
The stay-at-home restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19 led to unparalleled sudden
change in daily life, but it is unclear how they affected urban crime globally. We collected …

The acute impact of the early stages of COVID-19 pandemic in people with pre-existing psychiatric disorders: a systematic review

S Carvalho, CG Coelho, B Kluwe-Schiavon… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
People with pre-pandemic health conditions are more vulnerable and more likely to suffer
greater psychosocial impact due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the practice of forensic medicine: an overview

M Esposito, M Salerno, E Scoto, N Di Nunno, F Sessa - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, forensic sciences, on the one hand, contributed to gaining
knowledge about different aspects of the pandemic, while on the other hand, forensic …

The Bronze Age of drug checking: barriers and facilitators to implementing advanced drug checking amidst police violence and COVID-19

JJ Carroll, S Mackin, C Schmidt, M McKenzie… - Harm reduction …, 2022 - Springer
Objectives Unpredictable fluctuations in the illicit drug market increase overdose risk. Drug
checking, or the use of technology to provide insight into the contents of illicit drug products …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with alcohol use disorder and associated risk factors for relapse

K Yazdi, I Fuchs-Leitner, J Rosenleitner… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: The impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups like
patients suffering from substance use disorders is expected to be tremendous, and …

The impact of COVID-19 on people who inject drugs in New York City: increased risk and decreased access to services

Y Aponte-Melendez, P Mateu-Gelabert, C Fong… - Harm reduction …, 2021 - Springer
Background While people who inject drugs (PWID) are vulnerable to the adverse outcomes
of events like COVID-19, little is known regarding the impact of the current pandemic on …

'They already operated like it was a crisis, because it always has been a crisis': a qualitative exploration of the response of one homeless service in Scotland to the …

T Parkes, H Carver, W Masterton, D Falzon… - Harm Reduction …, 2021 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated unprecedented changes in the way
that services are delivered to individuals experiencing homelessness and problem …

Impact of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, substance use, and homelessness: qualitative interviews with behavioral health providers

A Jeffers, AA Meehan, J Barker, A Asher… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The United States is experiencing a syndemic of homelessness, substance use disorder,
and mental health conditions, which has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 …

Substance and Internet use during the COVID-19 pandemic in China

Q Huang, X Chen, S Huang, T Shao, Z Liao… - Translational …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has adversely influenced human
physical and mental health, including emotional disorders and addictions. This study …

High-throughput wastewater analysis for substance use assessment in central New York during the COVID-19 pandemic

S Wang, HC Green, ML Wilder, Q Du… - … Science: Processes & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Wastewater entering sewer networks represents a unique source of pooled epidemiological
information. In this study, we coupled online solid-phase extraction with liquid …