Pathways between COVID-19 public health responses and increasing overdose risks: A rapid review and conceptual framework.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emerging evidence indicates that illicit drug overdoses are increasing throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a paucity of evidence on the causative pathways for this trend, but expert opinions, commentaries, and some reviews offer theoretical underpinnings.

Methods

In this rapid review, we collate the available published evidence, expert opinions, commentaries, and reviews on the unintended pathways between COVID-19 public health responses and increasing illicit drug overdoses. Using tenets of thematic analyses and grounded theory, we also offer a visual conceptual framework for these unintended pathways.

Results

Our framework focuses on five particular public health responses, namely social isolation/physical distancing/quarantine; staff/resource real

SUBMITTER: Nguyen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8545050 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature