Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prevalence and features of tobacco, alcohol and illicat drugs use based on results of international and domestic studies
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Klimenko TV, Korchagina GA, Fadeeva EV, et al. [Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prevalence and features of tobacco, alcohol and illicat drugs use based on results of international and domestic studies]. Rossiiskii psikhiatricheskii zhurnal [Russian Journal of Psychiatry]. 2021;(5):83-92. Russian
In order to study interrelations between the COVID-19 pandemic and substance use, international and Russian publications about substance users’ risks of being infected with SARS-CoV-2, the course of COVID-19 and possible complications are reviewed. Result of analysis of factors that influence the course of the 2019 coronavirus infection are provided: history of smoking, alcohol abuse, use of illicit drugs, including groups of drugs. The impact of social distancing and lockdown measures on addictive behavior of individuals is also considered. In conclusion, the need for educational and preventive activities aimed at minimizing the influence of psychoactive substance-related risk factors is substantiated.
Keywords substance use; smoking; alcohol; drugs; SARS-CoV-2; 2019 coronavirus infection; COVID-19
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