Course: Analysis of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Admissions in the US by Sex and Race and Ethnicity Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2022-09-22
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increases in the number of fatal drug overdoses and self-reported substance use disorder (SUD). Despite these increases, few studies have examined SUD treatment admissions during the pandemic, with studies focusing on state-specific estimates or inferring use through national mobility data. To more comprehensively examine the surge in drug overdose deaths, we quantified changes in national SUD treatment before (2017-2019) and during (2020) the COVID-19 pandemic.
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