ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION COMMON COPING RESPONSE TO STRESS DURING PANDEMIC

Stress: a common coping problem.

Where the world is fighting against challenges occurring from the covid-19 on the other hand consumption of alcohol has become a common response in decreasing the stress during this pandemic said experts.

According to an article published in the journal of general internal medicine experts at Mclean Hospital examined potential ways to moderate and reduce the rise in alcohol consumption in the face of the pandemic. The covid-19 is long-lasting and more significant than previous traumatic occurrences with widespread social distancing and isolation, Limited social support and access to medical care and negative domestic and global economic impact have a greater impact on the population by wide uses of alcohol.

Co-author Dawn E Sugrarman PHD, research Psychologist in the center of excellence in alcohol drugs and addiction at McLean Hospital said that "we hope this article will call attention to the pandemic effect on alcohol use and of mitigating approaches to this under the public health concerns the article stresses that Public Health messages should include education about managing stress and anxiety without using alcohol drinking with the safe limits"  during physical distancing and social isolation and knowing when a particular ought to be worried about themselves or someone else the authors also call for Greater efforts to screen follow for Alcohol use disorders during primary care visits and to provide treatment for individuals at risk for relapse of heavy drinking.

Co-author Shelly F Greenfield, MD, MPH, director of the alcohol drug and addiction clinical and Health Services research program said that " increasing in the identification of harmful alcohol use in patients and intervening early a key element of address in this problem the organization of problem from policymakers could lead to changes in the federal regulations such as we have seen telehealth and improvements in access to Healthcare".