When Epidemics Collide: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the Opioid Crisis
William C. Becker, David A. Fiellin
Abstract
COVID-19 could cause infection in persons with opioid use disorder, increase opioid overdose rates, reverse system-level gains in expanding access to medication for opioid use disorder, halt critical research, and prevent exacting legal reparations against opioid manufacturers. The authors call for urgent action to counteract these risks.
Topics & Concepts
Opioid use disorderMedicinePandemicOpioid overdoseHavenSocial distanceAddictionHealth carePsychiatryCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)DiseaseOpioidCriminologyFamily medicineLawInfectious disease (medical specialty)Political scienceSociologyInternal medicineCombinatoricsMathematics(+)-NaloxoneReceptorOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentPoisoning and overdose treatmentsPain Management and Opioid Use