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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department substance use screens and overdose presentations.  Chandran K, Mazer-Amirshahi M, Shankar N, Desale S, Nelson L, Mete M. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Aug 26;50:472-476. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.08.0…

COVID-19 and the Drug Overdose Crisis Uncovering the Deadliest Months in the United States, January-July 2020 Joseph Friedman, MPH; Samir Akre, BS Am J Public Health. 2021;111(7):1284-1291. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956847

Comparison of Characteristics of Deaths From Drug Overdose Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Rhode Island.  Macmadu A, Batthala S, Correia Gabel AM, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(9):e2125538. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.2553…

State lockdown policies, mental health symptoms, and using substances.  Das A, Singh P, Bruckner TA.  Addict Behav. 2021 Aug 12;124:107084. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107084. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34507184; PMCID: PMC8358101. https…

A randomized controlled trial of a therapeutic relational agent for reducing substance misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Prochaska JJ, Vogel EA, Chieng A, Baiocchi M, Maglalang DD, Pajarito S, Weingardt KR, Darcy A, Robinson A.  Drug…