The Pandemic Stay-at-Home Order and Opioid-Involved Overdose Fatalities
Maryann Mason, Ponni Arukumar, Joe Feinglass
Abstract
This JAMA Insights describes trends in opioid-involved deaths in Cook County, Illinois (including Chicago), over a 3-year period, with a focus on changes before, during, and after the statewide 11-week COVID-19 stay-at-home order, March-June 2020.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Opioid epidemicOpioid overdose2019-20 coronavirus outbreakOpioidDrug overdoseSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Medical emergencyEmergency medicinePoison controlVirology(+)-NaloxoneInternal medicineOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseReceptorOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes