An Epidemic in the Midst of a Pandemic: Opioid Use Disorder and COVID-19.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.7326/M20-1141 and PMC identifier 7138407.
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is a particularly grave risk to the millions of Americans with opioid use disorder, who—already vulnerable and marginalized—are heavily dependent on face-to-face health care delivery. These authors propose rapid and coordinated action on the part of clinicians and policymakers to mitigate risks of disrupted care for these patients.
Medical subject headings
- Betacoronavirus
- Coronavirus Infections
- Disease Transmission, Infectious
- Opioid-Related Disorders
- Pandemics
- Pneumonia, Viral
- Telemedicine