October 22, 2020

Association of the Covid‐19 Lockdown with Smoking, Drinking, and Attempts to Quit in England: An Analysis of 2019‐2020 Data

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): public health

• Cross-sectional surveys of 20,558 adults in the UK administered before and after the COVID-19 lockdown (April 2019-February 2020 and April 2020, respectively) found that the lockdown was not associated with significant changes in smoking prevalence, but was associated with increases in quit attempts, quit success, and cessation among past-year smokers. The lockdown was also associated with increased high-risk drinking, but also with increased alcohol reduction attempts by high-risk drinkers. However, use of evidence-based support for alcohol reduction among high-risk drinkers decreased.

Jackson et al. (Oct 21, 2020). Association of the Covid‐19 Lockdown with Smoking, Drinking, and Attempts to Quit in England: An Analysis of 2019‐2020 Data. Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15295