Analysis of Drug Test Results Before and After the US Declaration of a National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 Outbreak
Jacob J. Wainwright, Meriam Mikre, Penn Whitley, Eric Dawson, Angela Huskey, Andrew A. Lukowiak, Brett P. Giroir
Abstract
This substance use epidemiology study uses a commercial urine drug testing (UDT) service’s data to compare UDT results for cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine before vs after US declaration of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a national emergency among patients diagnosed with or at risk of substance use disorders.
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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)OutbreakDeclaration2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Test (biology)VirologyFamily medicineInternal medicineLawInfectious disease (medical specialty)BiologyPaleontologyPolitical scienceDiseaseCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifePharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions