Measuring self-reported change in alcohol and cannabis consumption during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

Autor: Mélanie Varin, Kate Hill MacEachern, Nousin Hussain, Melissa M. Baker
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, Vol 41, Iss 11, Pp 325-330 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2368-738X
DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.41.11.02
Popis: AbstractThis study presents nationally representative estimates of self-reported changes in alcohol and cannabis consumption since the onset of COVID-19 in Canada. We used data from the Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health (collected from September to December 2020) to calculate the prevalence of self-reported change in alcohol and cannabis consumption. We found that 15.7% of respondents self-reported an increase in alcohol consumption and 5.4% in cannabis consumption since the start of the pandemic. Sociodemographic disparities were also observed, indicating that increased alcohol and cannabis consumption may be more prevalent among certain populations.
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