Moderation by age and college status was also tested. RESULTS :2020 was associated with (1) downward deviation in 30-day (young and middle adults) and binge drinking (young adults) prevalence; (2) upward deviation in daily drinking prevalence (middle adults); (3) among drinkers, upward ...
shows that moderate drinkers are no more likely to become infected with such diseases than those who do not drink. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted some countries to introduce new restrictions and even bans on sale and service of alcohol during closings and lockdowns. Here are some ...
Jackson KM, Merrill JE, Stevens AK, Hayes KL, White HR. Changes in alcohol use and drinking context due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a multimethod study of college student drinkers.Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2021;45(4):752–764. doi:10.1111/acer.14574. ...
Thus, there is an emergence of drinkers at risk of establishing potentially dangerous patterns of alcohol consumption during lockdown. In the UK, which went into lockdown after a national announcement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on March 22nd 2020, data from the Office for National Statistics...
Long COVID (formally known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2) is a group of symptoms experienced after acute viral infection with COVID-19. Symptoms and their severity vary widely, and they can last anywhere from a few months to over a year. ...
Today, disease theory categorises alcohol abuse as a brain disease that alters a persons thought process, decision making, and feelings, created by the physiological differences between drinkers and non-drinkers, through genetics or the effects of alcohol [20]. However, disease theory has been cons...
This study focuses on the role of humour in health and well-being of women-who-have-sex-with-women (WSW) during COVID-19. This group has been shown to be v
Long term, heavy drinkers may require medical assistance, as they are at risk of developing life threatening symptoms like severe vomiting, and DTs. Undergoing withdrawal instead of detox may occur when: The NHS cannot afford the cost of residential treatment There have been frequent early discharge...
Community programming in mental health care planning: a case study at the drinkers lounge in Vancouver, BC. 2019. Wettlaufer A, Pauly B, Brown M, Chow C, Vallance K, Kauppi C, et al. Towards alcohol harm reduction: results from an evaluation of a Canadian Managed Alcohol Program. Victoria...
Among survey respondents who were drinkers, half did not drink alcohol during the alcohol sale ban while one-third reported drinking less than usual in the past 30 days. Almost no participant reported drinking more than usual. During the ban (Wave 1), one-sixth of respondents noticed social...