Open AccessMaintaining treatment and prevention programs for opioid use disorders during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic
Author(s) -
Ruihua Li,
Min Zhao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current opinion in psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.66
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1473-6578
pISSN - 0951-7367
DOI - 10.1097/yco.0000000000000708
Subject(s) - pandemic , buprenorphine , medicine , covid-19 , opioid , coping (psychology) , disease , mental health , telemedicine , intervention (counseling) , psychiatry , health care , infectious disease (medical specialty) , political science , receptor , pathology , law
The current article reviews the impact of the biggest health crisis for many decades, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), on opioid treatment programs and the strategies adopted for maintaining opioid treatment programs during the pandemic.