COVID19 pandemic and people with opioid use disorder: innovation to reduce risk.
Psychiatry Res
; 289: 113047, 2020 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-141766
ABSTRACT
The Covid-19 pandemic is creating a vast and growing number of challenges for all. People with a history of opioid use disorder (OUD) also may be exposed to additional risks. Piedmont one of the areas most severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, with large numbers of people infected and related mortality. In the region, specialists responsible for OUD care identified the risk that the existing care system exposed patients to. Teams designed and implemented innovation approaches to enable continuation of care and reduce the inherent system risk to patients with OUD.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
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Crisis Intervention
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
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Opioid-Related Disorders
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatry Res
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.psychres.2020.113047
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