The opioid epidemic during the COVID-19 pandemic: Impact on HIV and HCV control
The opioid epidemic during the COVID-19 pandemic: Impact on HIV and HCV control
Ana Treviño 1, Vicente Soriano 2
1 UNIR Health Sciences School and Medical Centre, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Madrid, Spain; 2 UNIR Health Sciences School and Medical Center, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Madrid, Spain
*Correspondence: Ana Treviño, Email not available
Abstract
The opioid epidemic is a tragedy in the United States. In the 12-month period that ended in April 2021, more than 100,000 US citizens died of drug overdose, up almost 30% from the 78,000 deaths in the prior year.
