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ArticleJournal of preventive medicine and hygiene2021

Lessons learnt from alcoholism and substance use disorders (SUDs) during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

Sheikh Mohd Saleem, Sheikh Shoib, Rishika Dey, Hafsa M Gundroo, Ilham Zaidi

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Article in Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Sheikh Mohd SaleemConsultant Public Health, J&K, India.
Sheikh ShoibConsultant Psychiatrist, JLNM Hospital, J&K, India.
Rishika DeyPublic Health Doctor, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal, India.
Hafsa M GundrooUS Medical Residency Applicant, Match 2022, India.
Ilham ZaidiConsultant, Eqkuiaccess Foundation, India.
College of Medicine & JNM Hospital · INMatrix Research (United States) · USMaulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies · INPharmAccess Group · NLPublic Health Foundation of India · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SUD is a widespread non-communicable disease (NCD) with biological, social, or psychological foundations which policymakers have given less attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. People with alcohol dependence went into withdrawal as a result of the lockdown and acute lack of alcohol availability, which led to black marketing and, in extreme cases, suicide. On the other hand, De-addiction services in India were not adequately equipped for the SUD pandemic, and as a result, most services could not cope with lockdown problems. To generate revenue and to get out of this Catch-22 situation, the Government opened liquor shops and sold alcohol while people purchased it as usual because of excess stress, lack of social contact, loneliness and boredom. We recommend that during COVID-19 pandemic, national, state, and local governments, as along with organisations such as Alcoholics Anonymous, develop and support networks to address the needs of patients with SUD.

Indexed as

AlcoholismCOVID-19Substance-Related DisordersCommunicable Disease ControlHumansPandemicsAlcohol AbuseAlcoholismDrug AbuseDrug DependenceSubstance Use

Identifiers

PMID35603247
PMCPMC9104659
OpenAlexW4285745629

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