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Substance Use Disorders and COVID-19: Multi-Faceted Problems Which Require Multi-Pronged Solutions

Jemberie, Wossenseged Birhane LU ; Stewart Williams, Jennifer ; Eriksson, Malin ; Grönlund, Ann-sofie ; Ng, Nawi ; Blom Nilsson, Marcus ; Padyab, Mojgan ; Priest, Kelsey Caroline ; Sandlund, Mikael and Snellman, Fredrik , et al. (2020) In Frontiers in Psychiatry 11.
Abstract
COVID-19 shocked health and economic systems leaving millions of people without employment and safety nets. The pandemic disproportionately affects people with substance use disorders (SUDs) due to the collision between SUDs and COVID-19. Comorbidities and risk environments for SUDs are likely risk factors for COVID-19. The pandemic, in turn, diminishes resources that people with SUD need for their recovery and well-being. This article presents an interdisciplinary and international perspective on how COVID-19 and the related systemic shock impact on individuals with SUDs directly and indirectly. We highlight a need to understand SUDs as biopsychosocial disorders and use evidence-based policies to destigmatize SUDs. We recommend a suite of... (More)
COVID-19 shocked health and economic systems leaving millions of people without employment and safety nets. The pandemic disproportionately affects people with substance use disorders (SUDs) due to the collision between SUDs and COVID-19. Comorbidities and risk environments for SUDs are likely risk factors for COVID-19. The pandemic, in turn, diminishes resources that people with SUD need for their recovery and well-being. This article presents an interdisciplinary and international perspective on how COVID-19 and the related systemic shock impact on individuals with SUDs directly and indirectly. We highlight a need to understand SUDs as biopsychosocial disorders and use evidence-based policies to destigmatize SUDs. We recommend a suite of multi-sectorial actions and strategies to strengthen, modernize and complement addiction care systems which will become resilient and responsive to future systemic shocks similar to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Less)
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Substance use disorder, covid-19, risk environment, addiction treatment, integrated care, Social Capital, pandemic, evidence-based policy, evidence-based practice, addiction
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Frontiers in Psychiatry
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11
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714
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Frontiers Media S. A.
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1664-0640
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10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00714
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English
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  author       = {{Jemberie, Wossenseged Birhane and Stewart Williams, Jennifer and Eriksson, Malin and Grönlund, Ann-sofie and Ng, Nawi and Blom Nilsson, Marcus and Padyab, Mojgan and Priest, Kelsey Caroline and Sandlund, Mikael and Snellman, Fredrik and Mccarty, Dennis and Lundgren, Lena M.}},
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