Effects of COVID‐19 economic impacts on alcohol use disorder symptoms are mediated by maximum and volume of alcohol intake: Data from the National Alcohol Survey's COVID Cohort
Findings suggest people drank more and with higher intensity when facing pandemic-related economic hardships. Both maximum drinking and average volume increased concurrent AUD severity and mediated CEI effects. Health messages and policies targeting reductions in overall alcohol consumption and heavy episodic or high-intensity drinking during economic crises may mitigate the development of AUD symptoms among people experiencing negative economic impacts.
Authors
- William C. Kerr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6612-9200)
- Priscilla Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6797-1632)
- Anthony Surace (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3965-7432)
- Deidre Patterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6775-9682)
- Pamela J. Trangenstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2823-7790)
- Cat Munroe
- Yu Ye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2336-3803)
- Libo Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7147-9838)
- Thomas K. Greenfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3108-4812)
Institutions
- Purchase College (US)
- Public Health Institute (US)
- Alcohol Research Group (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.70215
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35