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ArticleEuropean addiction research2023

COVID-19-Related Death in Patients with Alcohol or Substance Use Disorders.

Raimondo Maria Pavarin, Dario Consonni, Fabio Lucchi, Paolo Pandolfi, Silvia Marani, Francesco Palmese, Marco Domenicali

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Article in European addiction research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

7 authors.

Raimondo Maria PavarinEpidemiological Monitoring Center on Addiction, Azienda USL Bologna, Department of Mental Health and Addictions, Azienda USL Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Dario ConsonniEpidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Fabio LucchiDepartment of Mental Health and Addictions, Azienda USL di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Paolo PandolfiPublic Health Department, Azienda USL Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Silvia MaraniEpidemiological Monitoring Center on Addiction, Azienda USL Bologna, Department of Mental Health and Addictions, Azienda USL Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Francesco PalmeseDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Marco DomenicaliDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPeople with substance or alcohol use disorders (SUDs/AUDs) are likely to be more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection than the general population, but the evidence of COVID-19-related mortality in these patients is unclear.

objectivesThe aim of the study was to verify whether patients with AUD and SUD have a higher mortality rate for COVID-19-related mortality compared to the general population.

methodWe performed a follow-up study to assess mortality in 2020 in a cohort of patients diagnosed for the first time with AUDs or SUDs at the Public Health Services in the metropolitan area of Bologna (Northern Italy) from 2009 to 2019.

resultsSUDs/AUDs patients present an excess mortality with respect to the general population for all causes of death and for COVID-19-related mortality.

conclusionsOur data support the need for prevention strategies in SUDs/AUDs patients such as vaccinations.

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AlcoholismCOVID-19Substance-Related DisordersFollow-Up StudiesHumansItalyAlcohol use disorderCohort studyCOVID-19MortalitySubstance use disorder

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PMID36450270
PMCPMC9892992

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