As Crises Collide: Provider Insights on Caring for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This commentary discusses the experiences of two physicians treating people with opioid use disorder (OUD) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As states enforced shelter-in-place orders during the pandemic, many people receiving treatment for OUD or other substance use disorders experienced a disruption in care, adding to the general stress and anxiety linked to COVID-19.