Retrospective analysis of disparities and excess mental health, opioid and alcohol mortality associated with the Covid-19 pandemic

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ID15414704
AuthorsBesher Shami (University of Aleppo), Sadeer Al‐Kindi (0000-0002-1122-7695, Houston Methodist), Mustafa Al-Jammal (Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center), Scott E Janus (0000-0003-0635-6131, Medical College of Wisconsin), Eddie Hackler (WellStar Health System), Tarek Chami (0000-0001-6859-1191, First Coast Cardiovascular Institute), Abid Haisam (Medical College of Wisconsin), Muhammad Imtiaz Ahmad (0000-0002-6870-1722, Medical College of Wisconsin, corresponding author)
Year2025
Pages1-10
Publication date2025-06-14
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1533-2640 • E-ISSN: 1533-2659
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15332640.2025.2507774
PMID40515753
OpenAlexW4411307423
LanguageEN
References cited18

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant and persistent increase in mental health and substance abuse mortality. Excess mortality has significantly and disproportionately affected Black individuals compared to white individuals, highlighting the need for future studies to identify and eliminate the healthcare disparities

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Medical emergency · Mental health · Occupational safety and health · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Retrospective cohort study · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine · Virology

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