Exposure to health misinformation about COVID-19 and increased tobacco and alcohol use: a population-based survey in Hong Kong.
Tzu Tsun LukShengzhi ZhaoXue WengJanet Yuen-Ha WongSocrates Yong-da WuSai Yin HoTai Hing LamMan-Ping WangPublished in: Tobacco control (2020)
Our results first showed that exposure to health misinformation that smoking/alcohol drinking can protect against COVID-19 was associated with self-reported increases in tobacco and alcohol consumption in Chinese during the pandemic.