Opioid Use Disorders and COVID-19
Over the last decade, the United States has experienced what has been termed an opioid epidemic. Currently, an estimated 130 Americans die each day from opioid overdose (CDC, 2020). Now, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to disrupt the medical community’s treatment of opioid use disorders (OUD). Below is a summary of observed and potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with OUD.