The Effect of COVID-19 on Drug-Related Calls

• In Event: Substance Use, Death, and COVID

Abstract

COVID-19 has affected individuals in different ways including the use of drugs. This study examines the effect of COVID-19 on drug-related calls in a city in the northeastern of the U.S. The data covered the period from 2012 through 2021. The result of monthly-interrupted time series analysis showed that COVID-19 affected drug-related calls. The implications are discussed.

Authors

• Mustafa Demir, State University of New York at Plattsburgh

• Arif Akgul, Indiana State University