Abstinence Among Alcohol Use Disorder Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights From Spain.

Pablo BarrioNuria BaldaquíMagalí AndreuCarolin Kilian Jürgen RehmAntoni GualJakob Manthey

Published in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2021)

Our data support an association between the lockdown due to COVID-19 and increased alcohol use in patients with AUD. Thus, addiction healthcare systems could face significant challenges ahead. In light of these findings, it is essential to evaluate prospectively how patients with AUD are affected by the pandemic and how health systems respond to their needs.

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