How the COVID pandemic made the opioid epidemic worse, even as telehealth helped  (HealthDay)—The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up the U.S. opioid crisis in ways bad and good, increasing the risk of use and overdose but also spurring innovative…

Potential Effects of Digital Inequality on Treatment Seeking for Opioid Use Disorder.  Garett R, Young SD.  Int J Ment Health Addict. 2021 Aug 27:1-6. doi: 10.1007/s11469-021-00629-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34466133; PMCID: PMC839537…

The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on drug service provision in European prisons.  Montanari L, Teltzrow R, Vanmalderen S, Ranieri R, Martín Peláez JA, Vandam L, Mounteney J, Pirona A, Meroueh F, Giraudon I, Matias J, Skarupova K, Royuela L…

USA. Regulatory Reform and Policy Initiatives for OTPs in a Post Covid-19 World  On behalf of the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD), which represents over 1,200 Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) throughout the…

USA. Cambridge Health Alliance's Experience During COVID: Providing Care to Our OUD Patient Population When the COVID-19 pandemic hit us in March 2020, providers at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) were confronted with a dilemma: how do we continue…

Opioid agonist treatment and patient outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in south east Sydney, Australia.  Lintzeris N, Deacon RM, Hayes V, Cowan T, Mills L, Parvaresh L, Harvey Dodds L, Jansen L, Dojcinovic R, Leung MC, Demirkol A, Finch T…