Influence of a Pandemic on an Epidemic: A Population-Based Ecological Study of the Association Between COVID-19 Diagnoses and Drug Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island, 2023
Targeted investments in community-led and place-based public health interventions can be used to address underlying social and structural determinants of health (eg, overcrowding, poverty, low education levels) in communities with high rates of overdose deaths and COVID-19 cases.
Authors
- Rebecca L. Carrara
- Benjamin D. Hallowell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6943-9615)
- Laura C. Chambers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1802-6578)
- Claire Pratty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9674-0983)
- William C. Goedel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2869-1048)
- Sarah Bowman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9279-4762)
- Brandon D. L. Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0134-7052)
Institutions
- Rhode Island Department of Health (US)
- Providence College (US)
- Brown University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549251361338
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse