The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic and Lockdown on Alcohol Consumption
A Perspective From Hair Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15518533 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eugenio Alladio (0000-0001-9362-6907, University of Turin), Lia Visintin (0000-0001-7747-2901, University of Turin), Tonia Lombardo, Roberto Testi (Regione Campania), Alberto Salomone (0000-0002-8501-4799, University of Turin, corresponding author), Marco Vincenti (0000-0002-6275-7194, Regione Campania) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pages | 632519-632519 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.632519 |
| PMID | 33889098 |
| OpenAlex | W3139983118 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 24 |
Introduction and Aims: The increase in stress levels, social confinement, and addiction's physical consequences play an essential role in the proliferation of drug abuse. In this context, the Covid-19 pandemic produced remarkable effects on those individuals prone to addictions, especially to alcohol. Alcohol is linked to multiple dangerous conditions such as social issues, severe medical conditions, and road accidents. The determination of ethylglucuronide (EtG) in hair is frequently performed to test and monitor chronic excessive alcohol intake conditions, as it allows differentiation among low-risk/moderate drinkers, and excessive/chronic drinkers. Our study aimed to explore hair EtG levels in a controlled population to assess the impact of Covid-19 lockdown on alcohol intake along March-May 2020. Materials and Methods: EtG levels were measured in all hair samples collected in the months following April 2020 to evaluate the behaviors related to alcohol intake along with the time frame from March to May 2020. The measured concentration distributions for each month were compared with those reported in the same month during the previous 4 years (2016-2019). The dataset was built to highlight possible differences between genders, and the different categories of alcohol consumption, separately. Results: The samples collected from April to August 2020 (500 N Discussion and Conclusions: Behavioral and social studies generally report a decrease in alcohol consumption during the Covid-19 lockdown. However, people already suffering from drug or alcohol addictions before Covid-19 pandemic seemingly enhance their harmful behavior. Our data from April to August 2020 are consistent with both suppositions. Our observations confirm once again the utility of EtG to investigate the patterns of alcohol consumption in the population
Addiction · Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Biology · Context (archaeology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Ethyl glucuronide · Pandemic · Population · Psychiatry · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research · Demography · Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis · Medicine · Internal Medicine
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |