Day-to-day impact of COVID-19 and other factors associated with risk of nonfatal overdose among people who use unregulated drugs in five cities in the United States …

S Moallef, BL Genberg, K Hayashi, SH Mehta… - Drug and alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the longstanding drug poisoning
crisis in Canada and the United States (US). Research is needed to understand the …

Disparities in opioid overdose survival and naloxone administration in Pennsylvania

LM Holmes, A Rishworth, BH King - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Pennsylvania has one of the highest opioid overdose rates in the US; however,
since 2018 approximately 80% of people who experienced an opioid overdose in the state …

[HTML][HTML] Trends in opioid toxicities among people with and without opioid use disorder and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: a population …

S Ledlie, M Tadrous, AM Bayoumi… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Across Canada, the COVID-19 pandemic occurred amidst an ongoing
drug toxicity crisis. Although elevated rates of substance-related harms have been observed …

Infectious addictions: Geographies of colliding epidemics

B King, A Rishworth - Progress in Human Geography, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Medical geography and health geography have made significant contributions to studies of
human health by addressing the spatial patterns of disease exposure, location of health care …

Examining the effects of COVID-19 on pharmacy dispensing of naloxone and syringes sales across Massachusetts and New Hampshire

D Bolivar, D Hartung, J Silcox, J Bratberg… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdowns disrupted access to
harm reduction supplies and services known to be effective in overdose prevention and …

Treatment interrupted: factors associated with incarceration during opioid use disorder treatment in the United States

JL Haney - Journal of Substance Use, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background With over 75,000 opioid-related overdose drug deaths in the
United States between May 2020 and April 2021, illicit opioid use continues to be a critical …

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Opioid Epidemic

H Stewart - 2022 - dc.etsu.edu
The COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected the lives of most Americans. People with
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) were particularly vulnerable to the negative effects brought …