The Changing Landscape of Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic-Perspectives of Early Career Professionals in 16 Countries
The Changing Landscape of Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic-Perspectives of Early Career Professionals in 16 Countries
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DOI：
10.1097/adm.0000000000000735
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发表时间：
2020-12-01
影响因子：
5.5
通讯作者：
Arya, Sidharth
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作者：
Calvey, Tanya;Scheibein, Florian;Arya, Sidharth
饮酒是传染病的主要风险因素，在发生人道主义危机时，如新冠肺炎大流行，减少与饮酒相关的危害至关重要。作为一个在成瘾医学领域工作的早期职业专业人士网络，我们就新冠肺炎期间减少酒精相关危害和为酒精使用障碍患者提供护理的国家行动提供我们的观点。我们认为，新冠肺炎相关措施已经影响了本文评论中代表的大多数国家的酒类消费。这些变化的例子包括酒精消费模式的改变、酒精戒断综合症病例的增加、酒精使用障碍获得医疗护理的中断以及非法酒精生产的增加。我们的成员敦促，在发生像新冠肺炎这样的人道主义危机时，应将因药物使用而导致的急性和严重疾病的治疗视为基本服务。
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.