Representative national survey on drug use during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order in the USA.  Lee SH, Cullen B, Athey A, Holingue C, Kaufman MR, Nestadt P, Samuels J, Vannorsdall T, Phan P.  BMJ Open. 2025 Mar 7;15(3):e086141. doi: 10.1…

Five years of Covid exacted a terrible toll. Another epidemic has claimed even more lives ‘We lost sight of the fact that more young people were dying from drug overdoses than from Covid’. (Stat News, USA, 11.03.2025) https://www.statnews.com/2025…

Clinical outcomes of admitted patients with COVID and an opioid overdose.  Gerstein B, Brewer KL, Tumin D, Hack JB.  Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Feb 12;91:8-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.02.015. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39978119. Abstract ht…

'It just doesn't stop': Perspectives of women who use drugs on increased overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Speed KA, McNeil R, Hayashi K, Maher L, Boyd J.  Drug Alcohol Rev. 2025 Feb;44(2):602-612. doi: 10.1111/dar.13996. Epub 202…

Excess mortality in COVID-19-negative people with non-communicable disorders during the first pandemic wave.  Vigo DV, Hudec KL, Ferdous S, Munthali RJ, Pei J, Munro L, Pendakur K, Yatham LN, Kessler RC, Ng RT, Puyat JH.  BMC Public Heal…

Effects of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Alcohol Consumption, Hangovers and Smoking Among Young Adults (n = 140) in Germany: An On-Line Study.  Merlo A, Koyun AH, Hendriksen PA, Garssen J, Bruce G, Stock AK, Verster JC.  Hum Psychophar…