Substance Use Disorder Linked to Higher COVID-19 Risk

People with substance use disorder (SUD), particularly those with opioid use disorder (OUD) and Black individuals, are at an increased risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a recent study coauthored by Nora Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
Source: JAMA - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research