Changes in Admissions to Specialty Addiction Treatment Facilities in California During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tami L Mark; Brent Gibbons; Alan Barnosky; Howard Padwa; Vandana Joshi

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.17029

Changes in Admissions to Specialty Addiction Treatment Facilities in California During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2117029. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.17029.

Authors

Tami L Mark¹, Brent Gibbons¹, Alan Barnosky¹, Howard Padwa², Vandana Joshi²

Affiliations

¹ RTI International, Rockville, Maryland.
² Department of Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, University of California, Los Angeles.

Abstract

This cohort study examines changes in initiations of treatment in specialty addiction treatment facilities before vs during the COVID-19 pandemic in California.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Adult
Behavior, Addictive / therapy*
COVID-19*
California
Female
Health Services Accessibility
Hospitalization*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics*
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
SARS-CoV-2
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers*
Substance-Related Disorders / therapy*
Young Adult