NIDA

Understanding the Short- and Long-term Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Opioid Overdose Crisis

Posted on by Jodi Snare

Study Updated 03/28/2024

Study Design: Retrospective Observational
PCORnet Infrastructure: Collaboration, CDM (+supplemental data), Engagement, Single IRB
Principal Investigator: Magdalena Cerdá
Site Name: New York University Langone Health
PCORnet® Network Partner: INSIGHT
Funder: NIDA
Funding Date: 2023
Study Duration: 2023 – 2028
Participating Clinical Research Networks: GPC, INSIGHT, OneFlorida+, PaTH, REACHnet, STAR
Therapeutic Area: Health Disparities
Condition: COVID-19, Opioid Use
Population: 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult )
Status: Active, not recruiting

Research Question(s):

  1. Did a community rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths contribute to an increase in the risk of overdose among PCORnet patients?
  2. What role did public health and economic policies enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic play in explaining whether a rise in community COVID-19 burden contributed to a rise in overdose?
  3. Did the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on overdose depend on the socioeconomic, social, and policy characteristics the community had in place prior to the pandemic?