The impact of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on drug overdose-related deaths in the United States and Canada: a systematic review of …

S Imtiaz, F Nafeh, C Russell, F Ali… - … , Prevention, and Policy, 2021 - Springer
Background There are preliminary indications that the trajectory of drug overdose-related
deaths in North America has been exacerbated due to the novel coronavirus disease …

Clinical effectiveness of nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir in patients with COVID‐19 and substance use disorders based on real‐world data

TH Liu, PY Huang, JY Wu, MH Chuang… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study assessed the clinical efficacy of nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir (NMV‐r) in treating
patients with coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) and substance use disorders (SUDs) …

COVID-19 and the opportunity for gender-responsive virtual and remote substance use treatment and harm reduction services

M Perri, RA Schmidt, A Guta, N Kaminski… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the uptake of virtual and remote service delivery in
the substance use field, which was previously uncommon. This swift uptake of virtual …

Feasibility and acceptability of inserts promoting virtual overdose monitoring services (VOMS) in naloxone kits: a qualitative study

F Safi, W Rioux, N Rider, B Fornssler, S Jones… - Harm Reduction …, 2023 - Springer
Background In response to the ongoing opioid epidemic, there have been efforts to develop
novel harm reduction strategies alongside scaling of currently implemented programs …

Ethical by design: engaging the community to co-design a digital health ecosystem to improve overdose prevention efforts among highly vulnerable people who use …

KR Claborn, S Creech, Q Whittfield… - Frontiers in Digital …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted significant structural barriers that
exacerbated health inequities among people at-risk for overdose. Digital health …

Effects of telehealth on dropout and retention in care among treatment-seeking individuals with substance use disorder: a retrospective cohort study

DM Gainer, C Wong, JA Embree, N Sardesh… - Substance use & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth became a widely used method of
delivering treatment for substance use disorders (SUD), but its impact upon treatment …

Spotting as a risk mitigation method: a qualitative study comparing organization-based and informal methods

M Perri, A Guta, N Kaminski, M Bonn, G Kolla… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives To explore the similarities and differences of organization-based and informal
spotting (remote supervision of substance use) from the perspectives of spotters and …

Bridging the gap in harm reduction using mobile overdose response services (mors) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

B Seo, W Rioux, N Rider, A Teare, S Jones… - Journal of Urban …, 2024 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic introduced additional health challenges for people who use
substances (PWUS) amid the overdose crisis. Numerous harm reduction services, including …

[HTML][HTML] Digital interventions for alcohol use disorders: A narrative review of opportunities to advance prevention, treatment and recovery

O Ndulue, JA Naslund - Psychiatry Research Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
With near ubiquitous use and access to digital devices across most settings, there is
emerging evidence and growing potential for leveraging these devices to address a wide …

Attitudes toward harm reduction and low-threshold healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative interviews with people who use drugs in rural southern …

A Rains, M York, R Bolinski, J Ezell, LJ Ouellet… - Harm reduction …, 2022 - Springer
Background Chronic health conditions associated with long-term drug use may pose
additional risks to people who use drugs (PWUD) when coupled with COVID-19 infection …