Use of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and other substances during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Europe: a survey on 36,000 European substance users.

Jakob MantheyCarolin KilianSinclair CarrMiroslav BartakKim BloomfieldFleur BraddickAntoni GualMaria NeufeldAmy O'DonnellBenjamin PetruzelkaVladimir RogalewiczIngeborg RossowBernd SchulteJürgen Rehm

Published in: Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy (2021)

Our findings suggest changes in use of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis during the initial months of the pandemic in several European countries. This study offers initial insights into changes in substance use. Other data sources, such as sales statistics, should be used to corroborate these preliminary findings.

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