A cross-sectional study of alcohol and drug-related medical hospital admissions among youth (15–24-years olds) in Ireland during the COVID-19 hard lockdowns
Our findings suggest that an adverse effect of pandemic restrictions appears to be increased acute drug-related problems requiring medical management among youth aged 15-24 years.
Authors
- Bobby P. Smyth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3797-5541)
- Sean Gunnigle
- A O’Farrell
Institutions
- Health Service Executive (IE)
- Health Research Board (IE)
- Primary Health Care (QA)
- Office of Adolescent Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2025.10125
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00