Nonfatal Opioid Overdoses at an Urban Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This study compares the numbers of nonfatal, unintentional opioid-related opioid overdoses presenting to a US urban emergency department during the early months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (March-June 2020) vs 2019, overall and by age, race/ethnicity, and insurance status.

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Published inJAMA Vol. 324; no. 16; pp. 1673 - 1674
Main Authors Ochalek, Taylor A, Cumpston, Kirk L, Wills, Brandon K, Gal, Tamas S, Moeller, F. Gerard
Format Journal Article Web Resource
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Medical Association 27.10.2020
Subjects
Adult
Comments
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Drug overdose
Emergency medical care
Emergency medical services
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Hospitals, Urban
Humans
Letter
Letters
Male
Minority & ethnic groups
Narcotics
Online First
Opiate Overdose - epidemiology
Opioids
Overdose
Pandemics
Research Letter
Viral diseases
Virginia - epidemiology
Virginia
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Summary:This study compares the numbers of nonfatal, unintentional opioid-related opioid overdoses presenting to a US urban emergency department during the early months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (March-June 2020) vs 2019, overall and by age, race/ethnicity, and insurance status.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2020.17477