[HTML][HTML] Alcohol use and the COVID-19 pandemic: Historical trends in drinking, contexts, and reasons for use among US adults

ME Patrick, YM Terry-McElrath, RA Miech… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective The current study used US national data to examine drinking trends prior to and
during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, focusing on changes in US young-and middle-adult …

Ex-military personnel's experiences of loneliness and social isolation from discharge, through transition, to the present day

S Guthrie-Gower, G Wilson-Menzfeld - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objectives This study aimed to examine the unique factors of loneliness and social isolation
within the ex-military population from discharge, through transition, to the present day …

Drinkers like us? The availability of relatable drinking reduction narratives for people with alcohol use disorders

J Morris, S Cox, AC Moss, P Reavey - Addiction Research & Theory, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Narratives around alcohol are important in determining how people decide who or what
qualifies as problematic alcohol use. Narratives draw on common representations that are …

Sexual orientation and gender identity reporting in highly cited current alcohol research

DJ Connolly, S Coduri-Fulford, C Tugulu, M Yalew… - LGBT health, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: This study aimed to measure the frequency of high-quality and transparent sexual
orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data collection and reporting in highly cited current …

(Mis) understanding alcohol use disorder: Making the case for a public health first approach

J Morris, CL Boness, R Burton - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 'Alcohol use disorder'(AUD) is used by several contemporary conceptualizations to
identify, treat and prevent problems associated with alcohol use. Such conceptualizations …

Changes in alcohol consumption and alcohol problems before and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective study in heavy drinking young adults

KG Creswell, GC Hisler, G Lyons… - Nature Mental …, 2024 - nature.com
Most past studies examining changes in alcohol use from before to during the COVID-19
pandemic used cross-sectional designs that required participants to retrospectively report on …

The association between psychological distress and alcohol consumption and physical activity: a population-based cohort study

SE Alpers, S Pallesen, JH Vold, E Haug… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic and infection control measures caused changes to
daily life for most people. Heavy alcohol consumption and physical inactivity are two …

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and sexualised drug use among men who have sex with men: a systematic review

DJ Connolly, E Eraslan, G Gilchrist - Sexual health, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Drug-related harms, including harms from sexualised drug use (SDU), are
disproportionately experienced by sexual and gender minority people, relative to their …

[HTML][HTML] Solitary alcohol use in adolescence predicts alcohol problems in adulthood: a 17-year longitudinal study in a large national sample of US high school …

KG Creswell, YM Terry-McElrath, ME Patrick - Drug and alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Identifying risk factors for alcohol use disorder (AUD) is important for public
health. The social context of drinking—such as drinking alone—may be an independent and …

Effects of social housing on alcohol intake in mice depend on the non-social environment

MC Johnson, JA Zweig, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Excessive alcohol consumption leads to serious health problems. Mechanisms
regulating the consumption of alcohol are insufficiently understood. Previous preclinical …