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Confluence of factors challenges ability to stem rise in overdoses
Author(s) -
Enos Gary
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
alcoholism and drug abuse weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7591
pISSN - 1042-1394
DOI - 10.1002/adaw.32757
Subject(s) - flexibility (engineering) , covid-19 , drug overdose , medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , economics , poison control , virology , management , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
Most observers of drug use trends are concluding that the relaxation of restrictions on opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment during the COVID‐19 crisis has amounted to a net positive for combating overdose. But with reports of overall increases in overdoses mounting across the country, it remains clear that other factors are offsetting any gains from the increased flexibility to serve individuals who need treatment.