Publication Name	World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID	101986
Country	United States

Category	Transplantation
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Rise in deaths from drug overdose and firearm injury during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and its impact on organ transplantation
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Roshan Dhand, Kenji Okumura, Seigo Nishida and Abhay Dhand
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Abhay Dhand, Associate Professor, MD, Department of Surgery and Medicine, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, 100 Woods Road, ACP- Transplant Center, Valhalla, NY 10595, United States. abhay.dhand@wmchealth.org
Key Words	COVID-19; Transplantation; Disparities; Substance abuse; Opioid overdose; Firearm injury; Mortality; Pandemic; Coronavirus; Determinants of health
Core Tip	Population based deaths from substance abuse and firearm injury increased during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States. The progressive increase in the crude rate of firearm injury and substance abuse death seen during the early part of COVID-19 pandemic continues to persist, with a higher impact in Black/African American, American Indian or Alaska Natives, and those in United States South Central and rural areas. These morality trends correlate with changes in organ donation resulting in rise in donors who died from drug overdose and firearm injury from 2014-2021, with a significant increase seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Citation	<p>Dhand R, Okumura K, Nishida S, Dhand A. Rise in deaths from drug overdose and firearm injury during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and its impact on organ transplantation. <i>World J Transplant</i> 2025; 15(2): 101986</p>

Received	2024-10-04 00:12
Peer-Review Started	2024-10-04 00:12
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Return for Revision	2024-10-25 06:49
Revised	2024-10-30 20:37
Second Decision	2024-11-20 02:39
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2024-11-20 10:01
Articles in Press	2024-11-20 10:01
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