Aim: This study aimed to assess the characteristics and trends of research on substance use and COVID-19. Methods: Keywords related to "Covid-19" and "Substance Use" were used in a search query formulated for the Scopus search engine. The articles published during the...
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic recession have negatively affected many people’s mental health and created new barriers for people already suffering from mental illness and substance use disorders. During the pandemic, about 4 in 10 adults in the U.S. have reported symptoms of...
1. Covid-19 and substance use disorder (SUD) syndemic 1.1. Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) emerged as a world-historical pandemic which will change our lives for generations, and the end of this global crisis is not in sight. Covid-19 is the third coronavirus in the last...
Telehealth, or the use of telecommunications and virtual technology to deliver health care and engage with patients outside of traditional health-care facilities, can play an important role in addressing the treatment and study of substance use disorders (SUDs) during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. ...
"We know that problematic drinking and substance use has increased in the general population during the pandemic, and we don't believe that doctors have any special protection [from that]," he says. Michael McCormick, DO, medical director of the Healthcare Professionals Program at Caron Treatment...
Substance use and abuse associated with the behavioral immune system during COVID-19: The special case of healthcare workers and essential workers Colorado NurseMcKay, DeanAsmundson, Gordon J. G.
Substance use disorders (SUD) are associated with increased risk of worse COVID-19 outcomes. Likewise, racial/ethnic minority patients experience greater risk of severe COVID-19 disease compared to white patients. Providers should understand the role of race and ethnicity as an effect modifier on ...
The global pandemic of COVID-19 is colliding with the epidemic of opioid use disorders (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUD) in the United States (US). Currently, there is limited data on risks, disparity, and outcomes for COVID-19 in individuals suffering from SUD. This is a ...
Behavioral economic research demonstrates that alcohol and drug consumption is (a) an inverse function of constraints on access to the substance and (b) a direct function of constraints on access to alternative rewards. Physical distancing interventions and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemi...
Using cross-country data from over 100 countries and controlling for various factors that may influence internal conflict, our analysis provides some support for this hypothesis. The results suggest a possible moderating role for government economic support, with the evidence indicating a weakening or ...