The Changing Landscape of Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Perspectives of Early Career Professionals in 16 Countries

Calvey, Tanya and Scheibein, Florian and Saad, Noha Ahmed and Shirasaka, Tomohiro and Dannatt, Lisa and Stowe, M. J. and Shah, Bigya and Narasimha, Venkata Lakshmi and Bruschi, Angelo and Peyron, Eric and Gumikiriza-Onoria, Joy Louise and Ghosh, Abhishek and Pant, Sagun Ballav and Yee, Anne and Ratta-Apha, Woraphat and Vadivel, Ramyadarshni and Siste, Kristiana and Maiti, Tanay and Boujraf, Saïd and Grandinetti, Paolo and Morgan, Nirvana and Arya, Sidharth (2020) The Changing Landscape of Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Perspectives of Early Career Professionals in 16 Countries. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 14 (6). e284-e286. ISSN 1932-0620

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Abstract

: Alcohol use is a major risk factor for infectious disease and reduction of harms associated with alcohol consumption are essential during times of humanitarian crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. As a network of early career professionals working in the area of addiction medicine, we provide our views with regards to national actions related to reducing alcohol-related harm and providing care for people with alcohol use disorder during COVID-19. We believe that COVID-19 related measures have affected alcohol consumption in the majority of countries represented in this commentary. Examples of these changes include changes in alcohol consumption patterns, increases in cases of alcohol withdrawal syndrome, disruptions in access to medical care for alcohol use disorder and increases in illegal production of alcohol. Our members urge that treatment for acute and severe conditions due to substance use should be considered as essential services in times of humanitarian crises like COVID-19.

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Date Deposited: 19 Oct 2022 20:05
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