Objectives This study aimed to analyse how the health crisis associated with the COVID-19
pandemic affected psychoactive substance consumption in Uruguay. Methods An online …

People can increase their use of psychoactive substances in response to stressful situations
as a maladaptive mechanism for reducing negative affective states. It is therefore necessary …

In December 2019, a new disease caused by a coronavirus was first identified in China and
quickly spread across the world, causing a large number of deaths. Quarantine has been …

Importance Although the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on mental health,
there is no comprehensive longitudinal study of the entire population of a country without …

Background The measures implemented by governments worldwide to control and prevent
the spread of the COVID-19 have impacted the populations and directly influenced …

Background Spain as multiple other countries has been experiencing an increasing and
sustained trend in the use of psychotropic medications since the mid 90s. Recent studies …

We launched a multinational study to examine changes in substance use during the early
phase of the pandemic and to identify factors related to these changes, with a specific focus …

Background: The main objective of this research was to analyze whether there were
changes in the use of antidepressants, anxiolytics, and hypnotic-sedative drugs, in the …

The social conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic had a great potential to affect the
mental health of individuals. Meta-analyses indicate a rise in these problems in these …

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of increased psychoactive substance use (PSU)
and associated factors among health care professionals. A cross-sectional and analytical …