Original research
by
Liu, Michael et al
Release Date
2022
Geography
Canada
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
No
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
To examine how weekly rates of emergency department (ED) visits for drug overdoses changed among individuals with a recent history of homelessness (IRHH) and their housed counterparts during the pre-pandemic, peak, and re-opening periods of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Findings/Key points
Recently homeless individuals in Ontario, Canada experienced disproportionate increases in emergency department visits for drug overdoses during the re-opening period of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with housed people.
Design/methods
Population-based retrospective cohort study
Keywords
Overdose
About PWUD
Housing
