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 in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 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
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Medical Association 27-10-2020
Subjects:	Adult Comments Coronaviruses COVID-19 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