TY - JOUR
T1 - The Changing Landscape of Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Perspectives of Early Career Professionals in 16 Countries
AU - Calvey, Tanya
AU - Scheibein, Florian
AU - Saad, Noha Ahmed
AU - Shirasaka, Tomohiro
AU - Dannatt, Lisa
AU - Stowe, M. J.
AU - Shah, Bigya
AU - Narasimha, Venkata Lakshmi
AU - Bruschi, Angelo
AU - Peyron, Eric
AU - Gumikiriza-Onoria, Joy Louise
AU - Ghosh, Abhishek
AU - Pant, Sagun Ballav
AU - Yee, Anne
AU - Ratta-Apha, Woraphat
AU - Vadivel, Ramyadarshni
AU - Siste, Kristiana
AU - Maiti, Tanay
AU - Boujraf, Saïd
AU - Grandinetti, Paolo
AU - Morgan, Nirvana
AU - Arya, Sidharth
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/12/1
Y1 - 2020/12/1
N2 - : 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.
AB - : 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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U2 - 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000735
DO - 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000735
M3 - Article
C2 - 32909983
AN - SCOPUS:85095861424
SN - 1932-0620
VL - 14
SP - e284-e286
JO - Journal of Addiction Medicine
JF - Journal of Addiction Medicine
IS - 6
ER -
