Background Although evidence suggests substance and alcohol use may change during the
Covid-19 pandemic there has been no full review of the evidence around this. Methods A …

Background Emerging evidence indicates that illicit drug overdoses are increasing
throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a paucity of evidence on the causative …

The effects of the opioid crisis have varied across diverse and socioeconomically defined
urban communities, due in part to widening health disparities. The onset of the COVID-19 …

Objectives. To explore the implementation and effectiveness of the British Columbia,
Canada, risk mitigation guidelines among people who use drugs, focusing on how …

The 2020 US mortality totaled 2.8 million after early March, which is 17.3% higher than age-
population–weighted mortality over the same time interval in 2017 to 2019, for a total excess …

Importance The rate of deaths from overdose has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic,
and recent US overdose mortality rates have been markedly high. However, scant data are …

Background Scientific literature indicates a continued global decline in mental health,
including among university students, with continued efforts to comprehend potential …

Abstract Background SARS-CoV-2 reached Europe in early 2020 and disrupted the private
and public life of its citizens, with potential implications for substance use. The objective of …

Introduction Alongside the emergence of COVID-19 in the United States, several reports
highlighted increasing rates of opioid overdose from preliminary data. Yet, little is known …

Background There are preliminary indications that the trajectory of drug overdose-related
deaths in North America has been exacerbated due to the novel coronavirus disease …