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ArticleJournal of substance abuse treatment2021

Research on substance use disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nora D Volkow, Carlos Blanco

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Article in Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Tracking demands for seeking psychological help before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a quanti-qualitative study.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2023
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  4. COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation: experiences of Diné families of children with asthma.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nora D VolkowNational Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20852, United States of America. Electronic address: nvolkow@nida.nih.gov.
Carlos BlancoNational Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20852, United States of America. Electronic address: carlos.blanco2@nih.gov.
National Institute on Drug Abuse · US

Funding

Neurobiology of Substance Abuse and AddictionZIAAA000550 · NIAAA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM · PI VOLKOW, NORA D. · 2009 to 2025
$115.1M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered changes in the substance use disorder (SUD) treatment delivery system, in the availability of legal and illicit drugs, and in other social and economic factors. As such, these changes necessitate that the field re-evaluate research approaches to SUDs, including in epidemiology, clinical trials, health services, implementation and policy research, as well as basic and translational neuroscience. COVID-19 has reduced researchers' access to target populations and made it difficult for them to obtain timely data to monitor changes in patterns of drug use and overdoses. These changes have increased researchers' interest in virtual technologies to expand and accelerate access to populations; increased modifications in the design, conduct, and analysis of clinical trials; and increased emphasis on implementation. Similarly, as researchers better understand the biology of COVID-19, they will better understand potential effects of COVID-19 on neurotransmitter receptors and signaling pathways, mechanisms underlying COVID-19 associated neurological and psychiatric sequelae, and interactions between COVID-19 treatments and psychoactive substances. The pandemic has also revealed the need for research that addresses health disparities. Overall, the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged several aspects of current research on SUD. Responding to these challenges provides opportunities to develop robust research approaches that align with the goals of improving patient outcomes and public health and are resilient to the challenges of future crises.

Indexed as

COVID-19Illicit DrugsSubstance-Related DisordersHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Illicit DrugsCOVID-19Health disparitiesHealth services research

Identifiers

PMID34080553
PMCPMC8028597
OpenAlexW3155807869

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Registered trials

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