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ArticleAlcoholism, clinical and experimental research2021

Convicted drinking and driving offenders: Comparing alcohol use before and after the pandemic outbreak.

Amy R Manning, Eduardo Romano, Josal Diebold, Thomas H Nochajski, Eileen Taylor, Robert B Voas, Michael Scherer

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Article in Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Amy R ManningPacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7544-543X
Eduardo RomanoBuffalo State College, The State University of New York, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2367-2550
Josal DieboldUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Thomas H NochajskiUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Eileen TaylorPacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, MD, USA.
Robert B VoasPacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, MD, USA.
Michael SchererPacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, MD, USA.

Funding

Managing Heavy Drinking to Avoid Impaired Driving: A Study of Interlock UsersR01AA022312 · NIAAA · PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RES AND EVALUATION · PI NOCHAJSKI, THOMAS H, ROMANO, EDUARDO O · 2014 to 2018
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NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA022312
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBefore the COVID-19 pandemic, very little was known about the impact of social isolation on individuals' alcohol use and misuse. This study examines how socially isolated individuals with a history of heavy drinking used alcohol during the pandemic.

methodsData for this study came from an add-on to the Managing Heavy Drinking (MHD) longitudinal study of drivers convicted of DWI that was conducted in Erie County, New York. Pre-COVID information (October 2019-March 2020) was augmented with a COVID-19 questionnaire collected between July and August 2020. A total of 92 participants completed the COVID-19 survey.

resultsThe sample of problem drinkers showed a significant increase after the pandemic outbreak in the average number of drinking days from 1.99 to 2.49 per week (p = 0.047), but a significant decrease in the average number of drinks per drinking day, from 3.74 to 2.74 (p = 0.003). The proportion of individuals who drank more frequently was greater among those who, before the outbreak had an Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) score <8 (26% increase) compared with those with an AUDIT score of >8 (13%). Alcohol treatment was also associated with the frequency of drinking, with individuals who were not in alcohol treatment showing a 16% increase in frequency compared with a 10% increase among those in treatment. Further, individuals who, after the outbreak worried about their health (30%) or finances (37%) reported greater increases in the frequency of drinking than those who did not worry about their health (17%) or finances (10%).

conclusionsOverall, the individuals in our sample showed small changes in the frequency andheaviness of drinking after the outbreak of COVID-19, effects that opposite in direction from one another and thus resulted in no overall change in drinks consumed. Nonetheless, we identified factors that influenced the effects of the pandemic on drinking behavior among individuals convicted of DWI, which emphasizes the need to individualize these individuals' treatment, particularly in the context of dramatic environmental change.

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AdultAgedAlcohol DrinkingAutomobile DrivingCOVID-19CriminalsDriving Under the InfluenceFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedNew YorkPandemicsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adultalcohol consumptionCOVID-19problem drinkers

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