For people with current and remitted substance use disorder (SUD), the COVID-19 pandemic increases risk for symptom exacerbation and relapse through added stressors and reduced service access. In response, mutual-help groups and recovery community organizations have increased access to online recovery support meetings. However, rigorous studies examining online recovery support meeting participation to inform best practices have not yet been conducted. In the absence of such studies, a review of relevant literature, considered in context of potential barriers and drawbacks, suggests the risk-to-benefit ratio is favorable. Particularly given limited in-person SUD service access resulting from COVID-19 precautions, online recovery support meetings may help mitigate a key public health problem during an ongoing, public health pandemic.

对于患有当前和缓解的物质使用障碍（SUD）的人，COVID-19大流行通过增加压力源和减少获得服务的机会，增加了症状加重和复发的风险。作为响应，互助小组和恢复社区组织增加了在线恢复支持会议的访问权限。但是，尚未进行严格的研究以检查在线恢复支持会议参与情况以告知最佳做法。在没有此类研究的情况下，对相关文献的回顾（考虑到潜在的障碍和弊端）认为风险收益比是有利的。特别是考虑到由于COVID-19预防措施而导致的面对面SUD服务访问受限，在线恢复支持会议可以帮助缓解正在进行的公共卫生大流行中的关键公共卫生问题。