Early innovations in opioid use disorder treatment and harm reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic: a sco** review

N Krawczyk, A Fawole, J Yang, B Tofighi - Addiction Science & Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has exerted a significant toll on the lives of people
who use opioids (PWUOs). At the same time, more flexible regulations around provision of …

Evaluation of an emergency safe supply drugs and managed alcohol program in COVID-19 isolation hotel shelters for people experiencing homelessness

TD Brothers, M Leaman, M Bonn, D Lewer… - Drug and alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background During a COVID-19 outbreak in the congregate shelter system in Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada, a healthcare team provided an emergency “safe supply” of medications and …

Impact of COVID-19 telehealth policy changes on buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder

L Lin, L Zhang, HM Kim… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: The authors examined the impact of COVID-19-related policies reducing barriers
to telehealth delivery of buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) on …

The impact of COVID-19 on healthcare delivery for people who use opioids: a sco** review

K Alexander, M Pogorzelska-Maziarz… - … , prevention, and policy, 2021 - Springer
Research objective The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted healthcare delivery worldwide with
likely negative effects on people who use opioids (PWUO). This sco** review of the …

Evolution of an epidemic: Understanding the opioid epidemic in the United States and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on opioid-related mortality

R Laing, CA Donnelly - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
We conduct this research with a two-fold aim: providing a quantitative analysis of the opioid
epidemic in the United States (US), and exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on …

Multi-level influences on increased overdose risk behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic among people who use drugs in Rhode Island: a qualitative investigation

L Frueh, AB Collins, R Newman, NP Barnett… - Harm Reduction …, 2023 - Springer
Background The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected structurally
vulnerable populations including people who use drugs (PWUD). Increased overdose risk …

Big Events theory and measures may help explain emerging long-term effects of current crises

SR Friedman, P Mateu-Gelabert… - Global public …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Big Events are periods during which abnormal large-scale events like war, economic
collapse, revolts, or pandemics disrupt daily life and expectations about the future. They can …

COVID‐19 complications among patients with opioid use disorder: a retrospective cohort study across five major NYC hospital systems

N Krawczyk, BD Rivera, C Basaraba, T Corbeil… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) suffer
disproportionately from COVID‐19. To inform clinical management of OUD patients …

Should I stay or should I Go? A qualitative exploration of stigma and other factors influencing opioid agonist treatment journeys

VR Carlisle, OM Maynard, D Bagnall… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Highlights OAT treatment journeys in our sample were influenced by a broad range of
individual, social and structural factors, with stigma presenting a pervasive barrier to …

Treatment experiences among people who use opioids: A social ecological approach

LS Kahn, ML Wozniak, T Doscher… - Qualitative Health …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The prevalence of opioid use disorder (OUD) and surge in overdose deaths remain key
public health concerns. Despite evidence supporting the efficaciousness of medications for …