Changes in Drug‐Induced Hospitalisations and Deaths During the First Year of the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 Pandemic in Australia
We found no evidence of an overall difference in the rate of drug-induced harms during the COVID-19 pandemic relative to the forecasted trend. However, there were differences by drug involved, which may be explained by drug market disruptions and changes in drug use during the pandemic.
Authors
- Nicola Man (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2224-9301)
- Rachel Sutherland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5337-1751)
- Louisa Degenhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8513-2218)
- Jane Akhurst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6542-2579)
- Raimondo Bruno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6673-833X)
- Louise Tierney
- Amy Peacock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5705-2026)
- Paul Dietze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7871-6234)
- Wing See Yuen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2791-6858)
- Lauren Moran
- Olivia Price (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2259-735X)
- Agata Chrzanowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1811-7851)
Institutions
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AU)
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (AU)
- Burnet Institute (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug and Alcohol Review
- Published
- 2025-06-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.14088
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Australian Government
- Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
- National Institute on Drug Abuse