By Suzy Weiss Shutterstock Is another public health crisis brewing beneath the coronavirus pandemic? New research shows that Americans are turning to alcohol to soothe their nerves
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CBC: Why watching alcohol intake is advised, but closing liquor stores would be a problem
CBC News · Posted: Mar 26, 2020 An addictions researcher recommends Canadians keep an eye on their alcohol intake as they hunker down against the COVID-19 outbreak.
Why liquor stores are an essential service amid the coronavirus pandemic
By: RACHAEL D’AMORE GLOBAL NEWS The Ontario government’s inclusion of liquor stores as an essential service permitted to stay open in the time of coronavirus set off a
CBC: COVID-19 closures having bigger impact on most vulnerable, says women’s society head
Yellowknife Women’s Society executive director Bree Denning says that it’s important to keep the most vulnerable in mind when issuing guidelines for social isolation, or
COVID-19: Potential Implications for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders
As people across the U.S. and the rest of the world contend with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the research community should be alert to the
Socioeconomic Characteristics of Women with Substance Use Disorder during Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes in their Newborns: a National Registry Study from the Czech Republic
ViktorMravčík, BlankaNechanská, RomanGabrhelík, MarteHandal, MiladaMahic, SvetlanaSkurtveit https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.107933 Highlights Substance use disorder (SUD) is associated with worse socioeconomic characteristics. The characteristics are less favourable in illicit