ArticleHarm reduction journal2021
Opioid overdose crises during the COVID-19 pandemic: implication of health disparities.
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- Have Deaths of Despair Risen during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- A Comparative Analysis of Opioid Overdose Hospitalizations Pre- and Post-Pandemic: Insights from the National Inpatient Sample Database.Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives · 2026Article
- The Naloxone Project: Impact of Opioid Overdose Response Training on Medical Students' Knowledge and Confidence.Cureus · 2025Article
- Experiences of Trainees From Underrepresented Groups Within Addiction Medicine Training Programs: A Qualitative Study.Substance use & addiction journal · 2025Article
- Intersectional Racial and Sex Disparities in Unintentional Overdose Mortality.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Rates of buprenorphine prescribing and racial disparities among patients with opioid overdose.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2024Article
- COVID-19 public health restrictions and opioid overdoes: a summative content analysis of emergency medical services records in three Texas counties.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2024Article
- Adapting a Behavioral Activation Intervention for Opioid Use Disorder and Methadone Treatment Retention for Peer Delivery in a Low-Resource Setting: A Case Series.Cognitive and behavioral practice · 2024Article
- The Importance of Justice and Health Care Partnerships in MOUD Feasibility Trials.Journal of social work practice in the addictions · 2024Article
- Leveraging the Full Continuum of Care to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Article
- "Sometimes you have to take the person and show them how": adapting behavioral activation for peer recovery specialist-delivery to improve methadone treatment retention.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2023Article
- Mental Health Conditions- and Substance Use-Associated Emergency Department Visits during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nevada, USA.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- A Qualitative Analysis of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel Experiences and Perceptions Responding to Drug Overdoses in the United States (US) During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of health research · 2023Article
- Implementation and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Multidisciplinary Telemedicine Pilot Initiative for Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Rural and Underserved Areas at a Major Academic Medical Center.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Peer recovery specialist-delivered, behavioral activation intervention to improve retention in methadone treatment: Results from an open-label, Type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation pilot trial.The International journal on drug policy · 2022Article
- COVID-19 impact on mental health, healthcare access and social wellbeing - a black community needs assessment.International journal for equity in health · 2022Article
- Evaluating disparities in prescribing of naloxone after emergency department treatment of opioid overdose.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2022Article
- Disparities in naloxone prescriptions in a University Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.Harm reduction journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundRecent data suggest a disproportionate impact of opioid overdoses on Black Americans. The study aims to describe emergency department (ED) visits at a Southern, urban ED pertaining to opioid overdose and associated health disparities.
methodsPatients presenting to the ED at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital with opioid overdoses from January 1 to October 31, 2019, and from January 1 to October 31, 2020, were identified from electronic medical records.
resultsThe total number of opioid overdose visits increased 9.7% (556 to 611) between January and October 2020 compared with 2019. Among patients who presented with opioid overdose, the mean ages were 50.3 years and 48.3 years, in 2019 and 2020, respectively. In both 2019 and 2020, more Blacks than whites were treated for opioid overdose in the ED (284 vs. 258 in 2019, and 306 vs. 271 in 2020) although 28 patients did not record their race in 2020. Consistently, more overdose deaths were observed in Blacks than in whites in 2020. More individuals seeking opioid overdose treatment were single in both years.
conclusionsThe study reported a greater number of visits for opioid overdoses from January to October of 2020 in an ED of a southeastern region, as well as higher overdose deaths in Blacks. Our findings highlight the importance of substance use treatment, harm reduction, and overdose prevention efforts that should be immediately present to reduce opioid overdose, especially for vulnerable populations in the South, i.e., Black community, and individuals experiencing singlehood.
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