TY - JOUR
KW - COVID-19
KW - Substance use disorder
KW - telehealth
KW - treatment
AU - T. Bayers
AU - T. Strohmaier
AU - J. Shreffler
AU - M. Huecker
A1 - 
AB - During the pandemic, the US has seen increases in substance use and the number of deaths by overdose. This study aimed to identify specific impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on those with SUD. Specifically, we catalogued the perceptions and impact of the pandemic on mental health, sobriety, access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), and utility of telehealth in the treatment of SUD. Findings showed important perceptions patients had lower agreement on the difficulty of staying sober compared to COVID-19's effects on mental health and high agreement on openness to telehealth as treatment. Researchers and clinicians must continue efforts to understand and ameliorate the disproportionate burden in morbidity and mortality in individuals with SUD.
AD - Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
BT - Journal of addictive diseases
C5 - Healthcare Disparities; HIT & Telehealth; Opioids & Substance Use
CY - England
DO - 10.1080/10550887.2021.1948292
JF - Journal of addictive diseases
LA - eng
M1 - Journal Article
N2 - During the pandemic, the US has seen increases in substance use and the number of deaths by overdose. This study aimed to identify specific impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on those with SUD. Specifically, we catalogued the perceptions and impact of the pandemic on mental health, sobriety, access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), and utility of telehealth in the treatment of SUD. Findings showed important perceptions patients had lower agreement on the difficulty of staying sober compared to COVID-19's effects on mental health and high agreement on openness to telehealth as treatment. Researchers and clinicians must continue efforts to understand and ameliorate the disproportionate burden in morbidity and mortality in individuals with SUD.
PP - England
PY - 2021
SN - 1545-0848; 1055-0887
SP - 1
EP - 3
EP - 
T1 - Perceptions of individuals in treatment for substance use disorder during COVID-19: insight on mental health, sobriety, access to treatment, and telehealth
T2 - Journal of addictive diseases
TI - Perceptions of individuals in treatment for substance use disorder during COVID-19: insight on mental health, sobriety, access to treatment, and telehealth
U1 - Healthcare Disparities; HIT & Telehealth; Opioids & Substance Use
U2 - 34296654
U3 - 10.1080/10550887.2021.1948292
VO - 1545-0848; 1055-0887
Y1 - 2021
Y2 - Jul 23
ER -