The serious health risks of COVID-19 pose unique challenges to people who smoke or are struggling with substance use disorders (SUD), according to Dr. Nora Volkow, director of National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
“Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is causing untold challenges to health care and wider social structures,” Volkow wrote in an article in the Annals of Internal Medicine, noting that especially vulnerable are people who smoke or vape, use opioids, or have a history of drug abuse.
