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Isolation and loneliness as pathways to heavy drinking early in the pandemic.

Michael FendrichJessica BeckerBeth S RussellCrystal L Park
Published in: Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) (2024)
those most isolated early in the pandemic were at increased risk for heavy drinking, in part because their social isolation led to increased loneliness. Post-pandemic research is needed to explore whether the relationships that stemmed from social isolation during the pandemic led to a persistent pattern of behavioral risk that maintained high rates of heavy drinking.
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