Impact of Social Distancing on Individuals Who Use Drugs: Considerations for Emergency Department Providers

The isolation that comes from social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic can be particularly detrimental to the United States’ population of people who use drugs. People with substance use disorders may be at risk for return to use, exacerbation of existing mental health disorders, and risky dru...

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Autores principales: LeSaint, Kathy T., Snyder, Hannah R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2020
Materias:
Behavioral Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7514381/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32970561
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2020.7.47896
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description The isolation that comes from social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic can be particularly detrimental to the United States’ population of people who use drugs. People with substance use disorders may be at risk for return to use, exacerbation of existing mental health disorders, and risky drug practices. In this commentary, we review the risk to people who use drugs and how emergency department providers can best support these individuals during the unprecedented time of social distancing.
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spelling pubmed-75143812020-09-29 Impact of Social Distancing on Individuals Who Use Drugs: Considerations for Emergency Department Providers LeSaint, Kathy T. Snyder, Hannah R. West J Emerg Med Behavioral Health The isolation that comes from social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic can be particularly detrimental to the United States’ population of people who use drugs. People with substance use disorders may be at risk for return to use, exacerbation of existing mental health disorders, and risky drug practices. In this commentary, we review the risk to people who use drugs and how emergency department providers can best support these individuals during the unprecedented time of social distancing. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2020-09 2020-08-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7514381/ /pubmed/32970561 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2020.7.47896 Text en Copyright: © 2020 LeSaint et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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