Alcohol and other substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

• Published in: Drug and alcohol dependence Vol. 229; no. Pt A; p. 109150
• Main Authors: Roberts, Amanda, Rogers, Jim, Mason, Rachael, Siriwardena, Aloysius Niroshan, Hogue, Todd, Whitley, Gregory Adam, Law, Graham R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.12.2021; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Alcohol use; Alcoholic beverages; Alcohols; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Demographic variables; Drug use; Health care; Humans; Medical screening; Medical treatment; Mental health; Pandemic; Pandemics; Quality of Life; Review; SARS-CoV-2; Substance abuse; Substance use; Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Systematic review; Treatment needs; Substance use; Pandemic; Systematic review; Covid-19; Mental health; Alcohol use

Although evidence suggests substance and alcohol use may change during the Covid-19 pandemic there has been no full review of the evidence around this. A systematic review of all available evidence was carried out to document and interpret the frequency and severity of alcohol and other substance us...