Drug Overdose Deaths Before and After Shelter-in-Place Orders During the COVID-19 Pandemic in San Francisco
Ayesha Appa, Luke N. Rodda, Caroline Cawley, Barry Zevin, Phillip O. Coffin, Monica Gandhi, Elizabeth Imbert
Abstract
This cross-sectional study evaluates the association of the shelter-in-place order with fatal drug overdoses in San Francisco, California.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Pandemic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Drug overdoseVirologyMedicineMedical emergencyPoison controlInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakDiseasePathologyPoisoning and overdose treatmentsOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentForensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis