Substances use between early and later stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel 1/5 doi.org/10.1186/s13584…
AIMS: Only several empirical studies have examined substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic in general populations. Most of these studies compared self-reported substances use before the pandemic and during the pandemic's early stages. Th... 2/5
is study aims to identify the changes in substance use between the early and later waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel.METHODS: A cross-sectional online survey recruited 750 participants (ages 18-65) in two waves: (1) 427 during and fo... 3/5
llowing the first lockdown (April-mid-May, 2020); and (2) 323 following the second lockdown (from October to mid-November, 2020).RESULTS: Participants who experienced two lockdowns reported more frequent consumption of all alcoholic beverag... 4/5
Date: August 2021 Authors: Hagit Bonny-Noach, Keren Cohen-Louck, Inna Levy 5/5

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