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36: COVID-19 Exposes Gaps in Substance Use Care

36: COVID-19 Exposes Gaps in Substance Use Care

FromPublic Health Review


36: COVID-19 Exposes Gaps in Substance Use Care

FromPublic Health Review

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

For people with substance use disorders or those who rely on opioids to manage chronic pain, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted gaps in these systems of care. Access to services has been severely impacted in areas around the country, and some states and territories are experiencing increases of fatal and nonfatal overdose. In some places, overdose deaths have outpaced COVID-19 deaths.     State and territorial health leaders are thinking long-term about how policy changes made as a response to the pandemic might be continued to support vulnerable populations. During this episode, public health experts discuss how states and territories can better support communities by addressing barriers to pain management and substance use treatment services, along with establishing wraparound services to mitigate the societal and economic impacts of COVID-19.   Guests: Lisa Piercey, MD, MBA, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Health Kelly J. Clark, MD, MBA, DFAPA, DFASAM, Immediate Past President of the American Society of Addiction Medicine   Resources: COVID-19 Intervention Actions: Providing Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (ASTHO) COVID-19 Resources (ASAM)  
Released:
Jun 15, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (94)

ASTHO’s podcast series, the Public Health Review, features health officials and public health leadership who are on the front lines of state and territorial public health. The series capitalizes on current public health issues and delivers timely, thoughtful perspectives on the value of public health through the lens of state/territorial health officials and other subject matter experts.