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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedRaffa BJ, Schilling S, Henry MK
Ingestion of illicit substances by young children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The objectives of this retrospective cross-sectional study were to assess changes in overall illicit substance ingestion rates among children less than 6 years old before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to examine changes by substance type. Results showed an immediate and sustained increase in illicit substance ingestions during the pandemic; no association between medicinal or recreational cannabis legalization and the rate of cannabis ingestion encounters was found. The authors concluded that additional studies were needed to contextualize these findings in the setting of pandemic-related stress and to identify interventions to prevent accidental ingestions.
AHRQ-funded; HS028847.
Citation: Raffa BJ, Schilling S, Henry MK .
Ingestion of illicit substances by young children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
JAMA Netw Open 2023 Apr 3; 6(4):e239549. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.9549..
Keywords: COVID-19, Children/Adolescents, Substance Abuse
Beetham T, Fiellin DA, Busch SH
Physician response to COVID-19-driven telehealth flexibility for opioid use disorder.
This study surveyed physicians who provide opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment on their preferences and practices regarding telehealth that have evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 1141 physicians who were publicly listed buprenorphine-prescribing physicians were surveyed. Most respondents found telehealth to be effective, with 54% who found it more effective than expected. Overall, 85% were in favor of temporary telehealth flexibility being permanently extended, and 77% would be likely to use telehealth after the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
AHRQ-funded; HS017589.
Citation: Beetham T, Fiellin DA, Busch SH .
Physician response to COVID-19-driven telehealth flexibility for opioid use disorder.
Am J Manag Care 2022 Sep;28(9):456-63. doi: 10.37765/ajmc.2022.89221..
Keywords: COVID-19, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Opioids, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Health, Medication
Auty SG, Griffith KN
Medicaid expansion and drug overdose mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
This study examined trends in overdose mortality nationally and by state Medicaid expansion status from 2013 to 2020. Using data from the CDC’s WONDER database, findings showed that the increase in drug or opioid overdose deaths experienced during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic was similar in states with and without Medicaid expansion.
AHRQ-funded; HS026395.
Citation: Auty SG, Griffith KN .
Medicaid expansion and drug overdose mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
Drug Alcohol Depend 2022 Mar 1;232:109340. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109340..
Keywords: COVID-19, Medicaid, Opioids, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Health, Mortality, Public Health