Impact of Social Isolation during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Homelessness: Qualitative Interviews with Behavioral Health Providers. Jeffers A, Meehan AA, Barker J, Asher A, Montgomery MP, Bautista G, Ray CM, Laws RL…

Have Deaths of Despair Risen during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Systematic Review.  Rahimi-Ardabili H, Feng X, Nguyen PY, Astell-Burt T.  Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 7;19(19):12835. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912835. PMID: 36232135…

Change in Substance Use and the Effects of Social Distancing on Health-Related Quality of Life and Depressive Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic in People Living With and Without HIV.  Schaaf REA, Verburgh ML, Boyd A, Wit FW, Nieuwkerk PT…

UK. A post-pandemic spike in substance use amongst young people & barriers to accessing support Following the ending of Covid-19 restrictions, illegal drug use has soared among young people. 1 in 3 young people have used an illegal drug in the…

Naltrexone: Addiction Drug Shows Promise Lifting Long COVID Brain Fog, Fatigue (Medscape, USA, 18.10.2022) https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/982604#vp_2

Repurposing low-dose naltrexone for the prevention and treatment of immunothrombosis in COVID-19.  Pitt B, Tate AM, Gluck D, Rosenson RS, Goonewardena SN.  Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother. 2022 Jun 8;8(4):402-405. doi: 10.1093/ehjcvp…