Changes in Substance Use and Mental Health Burden among Women during the Second Wave of COVID-19 in Germany.

Henrike Schecke Madeleine Fink Alexander BäuerleEva-Maria SkodaAdam SchwedaVenja MuscheHannah DinseBenjamin Maurice WeismüllerSheila MoradianNorbert ScherbaumMartin Teufel

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)

The mental health burden remained high during the second wave of COVID-19 and alcohol, nicotine and other substance use increased. However, the association between mental health and substance use was weak. Psychological distress does not seem to be the main motivator of substance use.

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