State lockdown policies, mental health symptoms, and using substances

CONCLUSION: State lockdown policies precede greater mental health symptoms. Increases in consuming alcohol attenuates the relation between state lockdown policies and mental health symptoms. Results may portend greater addiction following the pandemic warranting further investigation into utilization of substance use treatment.PMID:34507184 | PMC:PMC8358101 | DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107084

Source: Addictive Behaviors - September 10, 2021 Category: Addiction Authors: Abhery Das Parvati Singh Tim A Bruckner Source Type: research