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. 2021 May 3;4(5):e2110452.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.10452.

Drug Overdose Deaths Before and After Shelter-in-Place Orders During the COVID-19 Pandemic in San Francisco

Ayesha Appa  1 , Luke N Rodda  2   3 , Caroline Cawley  4 , Barry Zevin  5 , Phillip O Coffin  5 , Monica Gandhi  1 , Elizabeth Imbert  1
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Drug Overdose Deaths Before and After Shelter-in-Place Orders During the COVID-19 Pandemic in San Francisco

Ayesha Appa et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study evaluates the association of the shelter-in-place order with fatal drug overdoses in San Francisco, California.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Coffin reported receiving grants from National Institutes of Health during the conduct of the study. Dr Gandhi reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths in San Francisco, California, by Month and Year, January 2017 to November 2020
aThe shelter-in-place order went into effect on March 17, 2020.
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