Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on alcohol use disorders and complications

P Murthy, VL Narasimha - Current opinion in psychiatry, 2021 - journals.lww.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has had considerable impact on alcohol use, with an increase in
alcohol related emergencies, changes in alcohol use patterns, increased risk of contracting …

Physical and psychological health behavior changes during the COVID-19 pandemic that may inform surgical prehabilitation: a narrative review

JK Silver, D Santa Mina, A Bates, C Gillis… - Current Anesthesiology …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Multimodal prehabilitation aims to improve preoperative health
in ways that reduce surgical complications and expedite post-operative recovery. However …

Changes in drinking days among United States adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic

CD Nordeck, KE Riehm, EJ Smail, C Holingue… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To examine changes in drinking behavior among United States (US) adults between
March 10 and July 21, 2020, a critical period during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Design …

Changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic—small change in total consumption, but increase in proportion of heavy drinkers

I Rossow, EK Bye, IS Moan, C Kilian… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Little is known about possible changes in alcohol consumption distribution during the
COVID-19 pandemic. We estimated how individual changes in alcohol consumption during …

Addressing sustainability gaps

S Ramakrishna, R Jose - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Widespread industrialization, rapid urbanization, and massive transport through land,
waters, and air have led to catastrophes such as climate change, water pollution, resource …

COVID-19 stress (traumatic symptoms, compulsive checking, xenophobia, and Danger & Contamination) and alcohol use uniquely explain state alcohol cravings

A Lac - Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral …, 2023 - Springer
Stressful events may lead to the consumption of alcohol as a self-medicating and coping
strategy. The self-medication hypothesis and addiction loop model served as the theoretical …

Addiction in the time of COVID-19: Longitudinal course of substance use, psychological distress, and loneliness among a transnational Tyrolean sample with …

K Lommer, T Schurr, B Frajo-Apor, B Plattner… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Next to an increased use of alcohol, the current pandemic has been associated
with increased psychological distress among the general population. Research on its effects …

Substance use in healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America: a systematic review and a call for reports

J Moya-Salazar, E Nuñez… - Substance abuse …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a remarkable change in the
behaviour of Healthcare workers (HCWs) around the world. However, there is a lack of …

Binge drinking in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic: Prevalence, correlates and association with preventive behaviors

A Stickley, A Shirama, T Inagawa… - Drug and alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background There is some evidence that alcohol use may have changed during the
coronavirus pandemic. However, as yet, there has been comparatively little focus on …

The Impact of Alcohol Consumption and Addiction on Liver Transplantation Programs in the COVID-19 Era

R Manikat, A Ahmed, D Kim - Hepatic Medicine: Evidence and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused significant shifts
in alcohol consumption patterns in the United States, with potential long-term implications for …