Are Cisgender Women and Transgender and Nonbinary People Drinking More During the COVID-19 Pandemic? It Depends

CONCLUSIONS: Alcohol use by cisgender women seems to have increased during the pandemic; however, sizable limitations need to be considered, particularly the low number of studies on alcohol use during the pandemic that analyzed gender differences. This is of concern as gender differences in alcohol use had been narrowing before the pandemic; and this review suggests the gap has narrowed even further. Cisgender women and transgender and nonbinary people have experienced sizable stressors during the pandemic; thus, understanding the health and health behavior impacts of these stressors is critical to preventing the worsening of problematic alcohol use.PMID:38170029 | PMC:PMC10760999 | DOI:10.35946/arcr.v43.1.05

Source: Alcohol Research - January 3, 2024 Category: Addiction Authors: Cindy B Veldhuis Noah T Kreski John Usseglio Katherine M Keyes Source Type: research