ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2020
Alcohol Use and COVID-19: Can we Predict the Impact of the Pandemic on Alcohol Use Based on the Previous Crises in the 21st Century? A Brief Review.
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- Changes in alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe: A meta-analysis of observational studies.Drug and alcohol review · 2022Pooled it
- Substance use and treatment utilization patterns of working-age American men who were not in employment, education, or training (NEET) during the COVID-19 pandemic.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2026Article
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- Substance use and treatment utilization patterns of working-age American men who were not in employment, education, or training (NEET) during the COVID-19 pandemic.Research square · 2026Article
- Substance use and treatment utilization patterns of working-age American men who were not in employment, education, or training (NEET) during the COVID-19 pandemic.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Changes in Traumatic Brain Injury Patterns Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single-Center Study in Brazil.Cureus · 2025Article
- Alcohol use and COVID-19: three-year impact for the Czech Republic.Central European journal of public health · 2025Article
- Prospective changes in drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic among adults with unhealthy alcohol use.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2024Article
- Reported Increase in Substance Use Following Mass Terrorism and the Role of Psychosocial Factors.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Impact of the pandemic on leisure physical activity and alcohol consumption.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Effects of the Sacramento Neighborhood Alcohol Prevention Project on rates of child abuse and neglect 7 years post-implementation (1999-2010).Drug and alcohol review · 2024Article
- The Global Impact of COVID-19: A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Effects on Various Aspects of Life.Toxicology research · 2024Review
- Population Subgroups at Risk of Unhealthy Changes in Food and Beverage Consumption During COVID-19 Lockdowns.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- Mast-cell-specific receptor mediates alcohol-withdrawal-associated headache in male mice.Neuron · 2024Article
- Psychological impact of COVID-19 on the Ecuadorian population: a comparative analysis 1 year after quarantine measures.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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- Fuel to the fire: The impact of COVID-19 on alcohol-associated hepatitis.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2023Article
- Changes in Alcohol-Specific Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic in 14 European Countries.Sucht · 2023Article
- Qualitative study of states' capacity to support alcohol prevention policies during the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA.Drug and alcohol review · 2023Article
- Anger and Aggression in Relation to Psychological Resilience and Alcohol Abuse among Health Professionals during the First Pandemic Wave.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
The enormous health and economic challenges precipitated by the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic are comparable or even greater than those associated with previous historical world crises. Alcohol use, especially drinking to cope with stress, is a concern, as an increase in its sales has been reported in some countries during the quarantine. This study aims to provide a better understanding of what to expect in terms of alcohol consumption, risk factors for excessive use, and its potential consequences during this pandemic based on previous experiences. We investigated how traumatic events related to alcohol consumption. Studies on mass traumatic events (i.e., terrorism as 9/11), epidemic outbreaks (i.e., severe acute respiratory syndrome [SARS] in 2003), economic crises (such as 2008's Great Recession), and COVID-19 were selected. The main keywords used to select the studies were alcohol use, drinking patterns, alcohol use disorders, and alcohol-related consequences. Previous studies reported increases in alcohol use associated with those events mediated, at least partially, by anxiety and depressive symptoms, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Being male, young, and single also seems to be associated with a higher vulnerability to develop risky drinking behavior after those tragic events. The discussion of previous risk and protective factors can contribute to elaborate more specific public health policies to mitigate the impact of the current pandemic on people's mental health, especially alcohol-related problems.
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