Impact of Alcohol Consumption on the Psychological Wellbeing of Jamaicans during the Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Impact of Alcohol Consumption on the Psychological Wellbeing of Jamaicans during the Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) Pandemic

[...]of the COVID-19 outbreak, many people have been affected by mental health issues [14,15]. According to the Household Drug Survey conducted by the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) in Jamaica, "alcohol continues to be the most widely used drug in Jamaica, with 40 per cent of the populat...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of collaborative research on internal medicine & public health 2021-01, Vol.13 (9), p.32-42
Hauptverfasser: Bourne, Paul Andrew, Allen, Diandre, Bennett, Jessica, Walker, Sandy, Williamson, Brittney, McLean, Caroline, Fallah, James, Campbell, Calvin, Foster, Clifton, White, Monique
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Sprache:eng
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Alcohol use
Alcoholic beverages
Anxiety
Beverages
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Data collection
Disease control
Disease transmission
Drug abuse
Medical research
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Pandemics
Population
Researchers
Social isolation
Stress
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Zusammenfassung:[...]of the COVID-19 outbreak, many people have been affected by mental health issues [14,15]. According to the Household Drug Survey conducted by the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) in Jamaica, "alcohol continues to be the most widely used drug in Jamaica, with 40 per cent of the population or four out of every ten people reporting that they currently use the substance". According to the NCDA, there were more than 200 calls to the Council's national substance abuse helpline between June and September 2021 compared to less than 50 for the corresponding period in 2020. [...]Jamaica's Health Ministry launched a COVID-19 Mental Health Response Programme to mitigate the progression of emerging mental health issues resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISSN:1840-4529