An Epidemic in the Midst of a Pandemic: Opioid Use Disorder and COVID-19
G. Caleb Alexander, Kenneth B. Stoller, Rebecca L. Haffajee, Brendan Saloner
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is a particularly grave risk to the millions of Americans with opioid use disorder, who—already vulnerable and marginalized—are heavily dependent on face-to-face health care delivery. These authors propose rapid and coordinated action on the part of clinicians and policymakers to mitigate risks of disrupted care for these patients.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePandemicPublic healthOpioid use disorderHealth carePsychiatryCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Family medicineGerontologyOpioidNursingLawPolitical scienceDiseasePathologyInternal medicineReceptorInfectious disease (medical specialty)Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentCOVID-19 and Mental HealthLong-Term Effects of COVID-19