In April 2020, she and her colleagues wrote about the toll working on the frontlines has taken, both on their mental health and their ability to treat their patients, in a perspective piece for the Annals of Internal Medicine.[19] She has also noted that the pandemic has had negative consequences for those in treatment for addiction, as recovering addicts no longer have access to support groups.[20] In addition, she has advocated for the need for outpatient clinics to begin providing refills of buprenorphine prescriptions without requiring visits to the doctor, which could jeopardize their safety by forcing them out of their homes.[21]