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. 2020 Oct 27;324(16):1673-1674.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.17477.

Nonfatal Opioid Overdoses at an Urban Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Taylor A Ochalek  1 , Kirk L Cumpston  2 , Brandon K Wills  2 , Tamas S Gal  3 , F Gerard Moeller  4
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Nonfatal Opioid Overdoses at an Urban Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Taylor A Ochalek et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study compares the numbers of nonfatal, unintentional opioid-related opioid overdoses presenting to a US urban emergency department during the early months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (March-June 2020) vs 2019, overall and by age, race/ethnicity, and insurance status.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Moeller reported consulting for Indivior PLC, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Astellas and receiving grant support from Indivior PLC and Nektar. No other disclosures were reported.

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