The UK Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and smoking, alcohol consumption and vaping during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from eight longitudinal population surveys.
Michael James GreenJane MaddockGiorgio Di GessaBożena WielgoszewskaSam ParsonsGareth J GriffithJazz CroftAnna J StevensonCharlotte F HugginsCharlotte BoothJacques WelsRichard J SilverwoodPraveetha PatalayAlun D HughesNishi ChaturvediLaura D HoweEmla FitzsimonsSrinivasa Vittal KatikireddiGeorge B PloubidisPublished in: BMC medicine (2022)
We found no clear evidence of furlough or unemployment having adverse impacts on smoking, vaping or drinking behaviours during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. Differences in risk compared to those who remained employed were largely explained by pre-pandemic characteristics.