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. 2020 Sep 1;3(9):e2022942.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.22942.

Changes in Adult Alcohol Use and Consequences During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US

Michael S Pollard  1 , Joan S Tucker  1 , Harold D Green Jr  2
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Changes in Adult Alcohol Use and Consequences During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US

Michael S Pollard et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This survey study examines individual-level changes in alcohol use in US adults and associated negative consequences, from before to during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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