Changes in mortality for the general population and individuals with pre-pandemic acute care for alcohol or opioids during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada

Can J Psychiatry. 2023 Nov;68(11):876-879. doi: 10.1177/07067437231156000. Epub 2023 Feb 14.

Authors

Daniel Thomas Myran¹, Erik Loewen Friesen², Michael Pugliese³, Christina Milani⁴, Peter Tanuseputro⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
² Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
³ ICES uOttawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁴ Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

PMID: 36786153
PMCID: PMC9931873 (available on 2024-05-01)
DOI: 10.1177/07067437231156000

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; addictions; alcohol; health disparities; mortality; opioids; substance use disorders.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
COVID-19*
Ethanol
Humans
Ontario / epidemiology
Pandemics*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid
Ethanol