Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Journal
مجله علوم اعصاب پایه و بالینی
BCN
Medical Sciences
http://bcn.iums.ac.ir
137
journal137
2008-126X
2228-7442
10.32598/bcn
en
jalali
1398
12
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gregorian
2020
3
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online
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COVID-19 and Substance Use Disorder: Study Protocol for the International Society of Addiction Medicine Practice and Policy Interest Group Global Survey
Clinical Neuroscience
Clinical Neuroscience
Original
Original
<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Introduction:</strong> As one of the major health problems in the present century, the COVID-19 pandemic affected all parts of the global communities and the health of substance users are potentially at a greater risk of harm. This global study has been designed and conducted by the International Society of Addiction Medicine Practice and Policy Interest Group (ISAM-PPIG) to understand better the health related issues of people with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) as well as responses of the relevant health care systems during the pandemic.<br>
<strong>Methods:</strong> This is a cross-sectional study using convenient sampling. The data gathering was carried out with two follow-up stages each two months apart through an online conducted survey prepared using Google platform. The survey started by emergence of COVID-19 as a pandemic in March 2020 and respondents were followed till September 2020 when most of the initial lockdowns by most countries are supposed to be reopened.<br>
<strong>Ethics and Dissemination:</strong> The study was approved by the ethics committee of University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. The results will be published in relevant peer reviewing journals and communicated with different international stakeholders. </div>
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Pandemics, Substance-related disorders, Drug addiction, Public health, Health policy, Disaster medicine, Opiate substitution treatment, Telemedicine, Mental health Services, Health surveys, Country response
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Alexander
Baldacchino
amb30@st-andrews.ac.uk
13700319475328460026492
13700319475328460026492
No
Division of Population and Behavioral Sciences, St Andrews University Medical School, University of St Andrews, UK.
Seyed Ramin
Radfar
raminradfar@yahoo.com
13700319475328460026493
13700319475328460026493
No
Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Cornelis
De Jong
nispa.dejong@gmail.com
13700319475328460026494
13700319475328460026494
No
Behavioral Science Institute, Radboud University, the Netherlands.
Parnian
Rafei
parnianrafeirafei@gmail.com
13700319475328460026495
13700319475328460026495
No
Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Masud
Yunesian
yunesianm@gmail.com
13700319475328460026496
13700319475328460026496
No
Department of Research methodology and Data Analysis, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Gilberto
Gerra
gilberto.gerra@un.org
13700319475328460026497
13700319475328460026497
No
Drug Prevention and Health Branch, Division for Operations, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna, Austria.
Kathleen
Brady
bradyk@musc.edu
13700319475328460026498
13700319475328460026498
No
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, USA.
Mohsen
Ebrahimi
mohsenebrahimy.ir@gmail.com
13700319475328460026499
13700319475328460026499
No
Department of Semiconductors, Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), Tehran, Iran.
Mehrnoosh
Vahidi
mehrnoosh.vahidi@gmail.com
13700319475328460026500
13700319475328460026500
Yes
Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Arash
Khojasteh Zonoozi
rshkhojasteh@gmail.com
13700319475328460026501
13700319475328460026501
No
Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Hossein
Mohaddes Ardabili
myhhoo@gmail.com
13700319475328460026502
13700319475328460026502
No
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Ibn-e-Sina Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Anja
Busse
anja.busse@un.org
13700319475328460026503
13700319475328460026503
No
Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section; Drug Prevention and Health Branch, Division for Operations, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna, Austria.
Elizabeth
Saenz
elizabeth.saenz@unodc.org
13700319475328460026504
13700319475328460026504
No
Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section; Drug Prevention and Health Branch, Division for Operations, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna, Austria.
Giovanna
Campello
giovanna.campello@un.org
13700319475328460026505
13700319475328460026505
No
Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section; Drug Prevention and Health Branch, Division for Operations, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna, Austria.
Kamran
Niaz
kamran.niaz@un.org
13700319475328460026506
13700319475328460026506
No
Research and Trend Analysis Branch, Division for Policy Affairs, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna, Austria.
Hamed
Ekhtiari
h.ekhtiari@gmail.com
13700319475328460026507
13700319475328460026507
No
Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
Ali
Farhoudian
farhoudian@yahoo.com
13700319475328460026508
13700319475328460026508
No
Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.