ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022
Social distancing and changes in drug use: Results from a cross-sectional study during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.
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- Changes in Traumatic Brain Injury Patterns Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single-Center Study in Brazil.Cureus · 2025Article
- A cohort-based assessment of drug use trends during the COVID-19 pandemic: relationship with mood and sociodemographic factors in Brazil.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Changes on risky drinking after the COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil: results from three consecutive web surveys.Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy · 2025Article
- Changes in psychiatric disorder incidence patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea: a study using the nationwide universal health insurance data.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Trends in deaths following drug use in England before, during, and after the COVID-19 lockdowns.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: The outbreak of coronavirus disease 19 has led to measures of social distancing and quarantine worldwide. This stressful period may lead to psychological problems, including changes in substance use. In addition, sociodemographic factors are linked to changed levels of drug use and abuse observed during the COVID-19 pandemic, which are also associated with increased anxiety, depression, and other disorders. Thus, the aim of the study was to investigate (i) changes in drug use during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with social distancing, and (ii) to verify factors associated with those changes. Methods: A web-based cross-sectional observational survey was completed by a self-selected adult general population in Brazil ( Results: High social distancing was associated with fewer chances (prevalence ratio) of increased drug use for alcohol (0.71, CI Conclusions: Individuals reporting low social distancing increased the use of most drugs during the pandemic, while high social distancing significantly decreased drug use. Anxiety and depressive states and several sociodemographic factors (men; lower income; less education) were associated with higher drug use patterns.
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