Central East PTTC Webinar Resources Page

The Double Burden: COVID-19 and Opioid Deaths
De'Asia Harris, MPHc, and Leah Blackall, MPHc
May 11, 2021

This webinar was provided by the Central East PTTC. The Central East ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC are programs managed by the Danya Institute.

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PRESENTER CONTACT INFORMATION

• De’Asia Harris: [email protected]
• Leah Blackall: [email protected]

VIDEO

• Disconnected Brains: How isolation fuels opioid addiction | Rachel Wurzman | TEDxMidAtlantic

PREVENTION RESOURCES

• Opioid Fact Sheet
• Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators
• FDA Insight: Opioid Deaths/Covid-19
• SAFE Project: Stop The Addiction Fatality Epidemic (SAFE)
• DC Prevention services
• VA Prevention Services
• Baltimore MD Needle Exchange
• AMA Advocacy Resource Center: National and State Opioid Reports
• NIH Opioid/Covid-19 Fact Sheet
• Map of syringe service programs in MD
• Prevention Policies/Services per state
• CDC's Opioid Rapid Response Program (ORRP)
• CDC's Response to the Opioid Overdose Epidemic
• CDC’s Division of Overdose Prevention

RESEARCH ARTICLES AND PAGES

• American Medical Association (AMA). (2021, April 15). Issue brief: Reports of increases in opioid- and other drug-related overdose and other concerns during COVID pandemic. AMA Advocacy Resource Center. View online.
• Baumgartner, J. C., & Radley, D. C. (2021, March 25). The Spike in Drug Overdose Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Policy Options to Move Forward. Commonwealth Fund. View online.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2021, March 11). Notes from the Field: Opioid Overdose Deaths Before, During, and After an 11-Week COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order - Cook County, Illinois, January 1, 2018–October 6, 2020. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. View online.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2020, December 18). Overdose Deaths Accelerating During COVID-19. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. View online.
• Davis, C. S., & Samuels, E. A. (2020). Opioid Policy Changes during the COVID-19 Pandemic-and Beyond. Journal of Addiction Medicine.
• Degenhardt, L., Grebely, J., Stone, J., Hickman, M., Vickerman, P., Marshall, B. D.,... & Larney, S. (2019). Global patterns of opioid use and dependence: harms to populations, interventions, and future action. The Lancet, 394(10208), 1560-1579.
• Linas, B. P., Savinkina, A., Barbosa, C., Mueller, P. P., Cerdá, M., Keyes, K., & Chhatwal, J. (2021). A Clash of Epidemics: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response on Opioid Overdose. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 120, 108-158.
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). (2021, April). FAQs About the New Buprenorphine Practice Guidelines. View online.
• Sun, Y., Bao, Y., Kosten, T., Strang, J., Shi, J., & Lu, L. (2020). Challenges to Opioid Use Disorders During COVID-19. The American Journal on Addictions, 29(3), 174.
• The Biden Plan to End the Opioid Crisis. Joe Biden for President: Official Campaign Website. (2020, August 3). View online.
• Tyndall, M. (2020). Safer Opioid Distribution in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Drug Policy, 83, 102880.
• Webster, L. R. (2017). Risk Factors for Opioid-Use Disorder and Overdose. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 125(5), 1741-1748.