Mitigation of Covid-19 infection in substance use disorder residential settings.

Managing infection control of the Corona virus disease (Covid-19) could be very challenging for substance use disorder (SUD) residential treatment programs. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is providing guidelines for the public on how to reduce the risk of contracting Covid-19. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) provided specific guidelines to assist clinicians in the mitigation of Covid-19 infection in residential SUD facilities. Controlling an infection in a SUD residential setting is challenging because these facilities are not locked, and they are considered a subacute level of care. In this commentary the details of the infection mitigation plan in a SUD residential setting will be explained along with the outcome measure of this plan.