Does drinking alcohol increase the chance of COVID-19 infection? There’s building scientific evidence that certain behaviours and contexts increase the likelihood of COVID-19 transmission and infection. Because the virus is primarily transmitted through tiny airborne droplets called aerosols, the...
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AIMS. The COVID-19 pandemic increased alcohol consumption in the USA as a result of widespread individual changes in drinking patterns. Few studies have utilized longitudinal data allowing the prediction of increased or decreased drinking from COVID-19 economic, social, and health impacts. METHODS....
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More recently, the COVID-19 pandemic "significantly exacerbated" binge-drinking, said George Koob, director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health, as people used alcohol to cope with stress. That is particularly true of women, who are mor...
Alcohol consumption was also self-reported, which could have introduced bias, and the study could not include data on consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic due to pandemic-related delays with routine data collection, which could also have affected these estimates....
The WHO also dispels misconceptions around drinking and stress relief. While you might pour a glass of wine thinking it will help you relax, alcohol is known to amplify symptoms of anxiety, depression and other mental disorders. “At times of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol co...
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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 vulnerable to alcohol abuse, especially as self-medication coping with social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated ...
Binge drinking is drinking excessive quantities of alcohol in a short space of time to experience the positive effects of alcohol. Binge drinking is popular among the younger generations, who drink excessively as part of cultural entertainment. Binge drinking also places an enormous strain on the ...