Substance use and substance use disorder, in relation to COVID-19: protocol for a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic is creating severe issues for healthcare and broad social structures, exposing societal vulnerabilities. Among the populations affected by COVID-19 are people engaged in substance use, such as people who smoke; vape (e-cigarette use); use opioids, cannabis, alcohol, or psychoactive prescription drugs; or have a substance use disorder (SUD). Monitoring substance use and SUD during the pandemic is essential, as people who engage in substance use or present with SUD are at greater risk for COVID-19, and the economic and social changes resulting from the pandemic may aggravate SUD. There have been several reviews focused on COVID-19 in relation to substance use and SUD. Reviews generally did not consider on a large range of substance use variants or SUD

SUBMITTER: Kumar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7857102 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature