Background The aim of this paper was to examine the early impact of COVID-19 on substance use to assess implications for planning substance use treatment and support …
Introduction: In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, considerable effort is going into identifying and protecting those at risk. Criminalization, stigmatization and the psychological, physical …
CL Reardon, A Bindra, C Blauwet, R Budgett… - British journal of sports …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Elite athletes suffer many mental health symptoms and disorders at rates equivalent to or exceeding those of the general population. COVID-19 has created new strains on elite …
C Russell, F Ali, F Nafeh, J Rehm, S LeBlanc… - Journal of substance …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Closures and reductions in capacity of select health and social services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic may have placed people who use drugs (PWUD) at a …
People who use drugs (PWUD) face concurrent public health emergencies from overdoses, HIV, hepatitis C, and COVID-19, leading to an unprecedented syndemic. Responses to …
MA Irvine, D Oller, J Boggis, B Bishop… - The Lancet Public …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The US overdose crisis is driven by fentanyl, heroin, and prescription opioids. One evidence-based policy response has been to broaden naloxone distribution, but how …
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has exerted a significant toll on the lives of people who use opioids (PWUOs). At the same time, more flexible regulations around provision of …
Background Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has relaxed restrictions on methadone treatment in the …
Study objective People with opioid use disorder are vulnerable to disruptions in access to addiction treatment and social support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our study objective …