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Covid-19 and Substance Use Disorders: Recommendations to a Comprehensive Healthcare Response. an International Society of Addiction Medicine Practice and Policy Interest Group Position Paper Publisher



Farhoudian A1, 2 ; Baldacchino A3 ; Clark N4, 5 ; Gerra G6 ; Ekhtiari H7 ; Dom G8 ; Mokri A1 ; Sadeghi M9 ; Nematollahi P10 ; Demasi M4 ; Schutz CG11 ; Hashemian SM12 ; Tabarsi P13 ; Galeasinger S14 Show All Authors
Authors
  1. Farhoudian A1, 2
  2. Baldacchino A3
  3. Clark N4, 5
  4. Gerra G6
  5. Ekhtiari H7
  6. Dom G8
  7. Mokri A1
  8. Sadeghi M9
  9. Nematollahi P10
  10. Demasi M4
  11. Schutz CG11
  12. Hashemian SM12
  13. Tabarsi P13
  14. Galeasinger S14
  15. Carra G15
  16. Clausen T16
  17. Kouimtsidis C17
  18. Tolomeo S18
  19. Radfar SR2, 19
  20. Razaghi EM1

Source: Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Published:2020


Abstract

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is escalating all over the world and has higher morbidities and mortalities in certain vulnerable populations. People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) are a marginalized and stigmatized group with weaker immunity responses, vulnerability to stress, poor health conditions, high-risk behaviors, and lower access to health care services. These conditions put them at a higher risk of COVID-19 infection and its complications. In this paper, an international group of experts on addiction medicine, infectious diseases, and disaster psychiatry explore the possible raised concerns in this issue and provide recommendations to manage the comorbidity of COVID-19 and Substance Use Disorder (SUD). © 2020 Iran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.
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