Background At the beginning of the opioid overdose epidemic, overdose mortality rates
were higher in urban than in rural areas. We examined the association between residence …

The effects of the opioid crisis have varied across diverse and socioeconomically defined
urban communities, due in part to widening health disparities. The onset of the COVID-19 …

Objectives: Both COVID-19 deaths and opioid overdose deaths continue to increase in the
United States. Little is known about the characteristics of counties with high rates of mortality …

Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic placed extreme burden on hospitals, while opioid
overdose is another challenging public health issue. This study aimed to examine the trends …

Introduction Stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic decreased population
mobility to reduce SARS-CoV-2 infection rates. We empirically tested the hypothesis that this …

Background Opioid-related morbidity and mortality has increased during the COVID-19
pandemic, yet specific information about the communities most affected remains unknown …

Objective Evaluate differences in synthetic opioid overdose rates, including semi-synthetic
heroin, by individual demographic (N= 14,665) and county-level (N= 67) characteristics in …

The convergence of the opioid epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic has created new
health challenges throughout the United States. Since the onset of the pandemic, media …

Background In the US, spikes in drug overdose deaths overlapping with the COVID-19
pandemic create concern that persons who use drugs are especially vulnerable. This study …

Background The Covid-19 pandemic and its accompanying public-health orders (PHOs)
have led to (potentially countervailing) changes in various risk factors for overdose. To …