Alcohol consumption under lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in three Nordic countries.

Oscar GunnerlindRobert LundqvistMichael OttUrsula Werneke
Published in: The International journal of social psychiatry (2023)
The COVID-19 pandemic had less of an impact on alcohol consumption in the three Nordic countries than could intuitively be expected. The increase of alcohol sales at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with a seasonal rise following a pre-pandemic pattern. Therefore, caution should be exercised with drawing conclusions from data with a short time perspective to avoid attribution bias.