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Substance use during COVID-19 pandemic: impact on the underserved communities.
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54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 82 citations in OpenAlex.
- Telehealth Use and Health Equity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2024Pooled it
- Substance use and mental health before versus during COVID-19 pandemic among persons who inject drugs with HCV infection history-the HERO study.Harm reduction journal · 2026Trial
- Implementation of mobile medical units for naloxone distribution and MOUD linkage in Ohio's HEALing Communities Study: a community case study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- Designing and evaluating a technology-based intervention to address deep ambivalence about COVID vaccination among people who inject drugs.Health education research · 2025Trial
- A Behavioral Economic Characterization of the Impact of the COVID-19 Quarantine on Reinforcer Diversity, Behavior, and Health.Perspectives on behavior science · 2026Review
- Rising trends in mortality due to cocaine use and cardiovascular diseases in the United States: a retrospective analysis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- 'Gambling is an escape': a qualitative study of problematic gambling among sexually diverse adults in Canada.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Youth-developed recommendations on public health planning for future pandemics or public health emergencies: a national Delphi study.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026Article
- Spatial Patterns of Opioid Overdose Mortality Risk Across Urban, Transitional, and Rural Communities Using Satellite-Derived and Socioeconomic Indicators.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2026Article
- Patterns of Substance Use and Mental Health Among Immigrants in Canada During COVID-19: A Latent Class Analysis.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
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- National trends in drug-related hospitalizations and registered drug-related deaths in Ecuador, 2004-2024: a nationwide serial cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Gender-based determinants of psychological distress among emerging adult students in coastal Karnataka: a cross-sectional study.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- COVID-19 pandemic-related stress and substance use behaviors among people with HIV - a mixed method analysis.PloS one · 2026Article
- Public perceptions of heroin use: the influence of smoking, marital, and employment status on stigma toward people who use substances.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2025Article
- Excess mortality and healthcare costs during the COVID-19 pandemic among patients with ten major chronic diseases in South korea: a nationwide analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Observational
- The impact of COVID-19 social disruptions on general-, mental- and substance use healthcare services among people with and without HIV in the United States.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Investigating the association between health vulnerabilities and police enforcement during the Covid-19 pandemic: A novel study using linked administrative data in Scotland.Journal of criminology · 2025Article
- Perinatal intimate partner violence in Quebec during the COVID-19 pandemic: victims' help-seeking experiences and health and social care providers' response.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Differential Analysis of Age, Gender, Race, Sentiment, and Emotion in Substance Use Discourse on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Natural Language Processing Approach.JMIR infodemiology · 2025Article
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The number of overdose deaths are on the rise all over the world. An estimate of 93,000 drug overdose deaths have been estimated in the United States in 2020. COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the drug crisis. Factors, such as existing health disparities among underserved communities, lack of resources for people of color, lack of belief in available resources, social isolation and economic burden, limited access to treatment, regulatory barriers in telehealth, and stress from the on-going COVID-19 pandemic have been identified as some of the key factors behind the acute health effects of people with substance use disorder. These interrelated factors exacerbate the impact of already existing disparities in the underserved communities. Policy and regulatory changes around telehealth and access of treatment for substance use disorder are warranted. Evidence-based strategies and other safer drug practices should be implemented to mitigate the impact on human health. Investment in programs that increase access to treatment, will be useful for potential future pandemics, where increasing mental health services and overall access to healthcare in disadvantaged communities would lessen the disparities in physical and mental ailments. In this review, we are evaluating and summarizing the acute health effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on individuals with substance use disorder.
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