COVID-19 and substance use disorders: a review of international guidelines for frontline healthcare workers of addiction services

COVID-19 and substance use disorders: a review of international guidelines for frontline healthcare workers of addiction services

Abstract Background People with substance use disorders may be at a greater risk of contracting COVID-19 infection and developing medical complications. Several institutional and governmental health agencies across the world developed ad hoc guidance for substance use disorder services and care of i...

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Main Authors: Edoardo G. Ostinelli, Katharine Smith, Caroline Zangani, Michael J. Ostacher, Anne R. Lingford-Hughes, James S. W. Hong, Orla Macdonald, Andrea Cipriani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
COVID-19
Substance use disorder
Guidelines
Evidence-base recommendations
Alcohol
Opioid substitution treatment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-03804-7

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