Inose, Izuru
Takefuji, Yoshiyasu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1826-742X
Article History
Received: 1 March 2024
Accepted: 22 April 2024
First Online: 25 April 2024
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: The authors have no conflict of interest.
: COVID-19 significantly impacted drug overdose deaths from 2020 to 2022.Largest impact and excessive deaths with drug overdose occurred in 2022.Impacts of COVID-19 on overdose deaths in 2020, 2021, and 2022 were 1.18, 1.36, 1.38.Urgent mental health care demand remains high; readiness is crucial.