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Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Addictive Disorders
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1514365
This article is part of the Research Topic Substance Use Disorder: Above and Beyond Addiction, Volume II View all 22 articles

A Cohort-Based Assessment of Drug Use Trends During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Relationship with Mood and Sociodemographic Factors in Brazil

Provisionally accepted
Nubia Heidrich Nubia Heidrich 1*Maurício Schüler Nin Maurício Schüler Nin 1Felipe Borges Almeida Felipe Borges Almeida 2Hilda Maria Rodrigues Moleda Constant Hilda Maria Rodrigues Moleda Constant 3Luana Freese Luana Freese 4Helena Maria Tannhauser Barros Helena Maria Tannhauser Barros 1
  • 1 Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • 2 Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  • 3 University of Valencia, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain
  • 4 Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States

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    The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant challenges, including severe psychological consequences, especially for vulnerable individuals, such as those with substance use disorders. This study investigated the impact of the pandemic on substance use patterns and psychological health in Brazilians, exploring associations with sociodemographic factors to identify groups at higher risk. Data were collected online to assess self-reported substance use through the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST), and psychological state, using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and level of social distancing. The research was conducted in

    Keywords: Substance-Related Disorders, alcohol, Tobacco, illicit drugs, longitudinal study, Depression, Anxiety, COVID-19 pandemic

    Received: 20 Oct 2024; Accepted: 08 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Heidrich, Nin, Almeida, Constant, Freese and Barros. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Nubia Heidrich, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil

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