NIDA. People With SUDs Have Increased Risk for COVID-19 and Worse Outcomes
NIDA. People With SUDs Have Increased Risk for COVID-19 and Worse Outcomes
This Study reported;
People with a
+ substance use disorder (SUD) at any time in their lives are 1.5 times more likely to contract COVID-19 than those without an SUD, and those with a recent SUD are more than 8 times more likely.
+ People with opioid use disorder (OUD) and African Americans are at particularly high risk for COVID-19.
+ COVID-19 patients with SUDs are more likely to require hospitalization and to die from COVID-19 than those without SUD, with patients with OUD and African American patients at greatest risk.
(NIDA Notes, USA, 13.01.2021)
https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/nida-notes/2021/01/people-with-suds-have-increased-risk-for-covid-19-worse-outcomes