Increased alcohol use after Hurricane Ike: The roles of perceived social cohesion and social control

Ma, Chenyi; Smith, Tony

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.08.014

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“…Decreased access to routine mental health care also poses a risk, given the prevalence of dual diagnosis in this population and increased mental health issues associated with physical distancing (Dunlop et al, 2020;Khatri & Perrone, 2020;Shuler et al, 2017). We expect increased or return to substance use due to stress, isolation, or grief, as seen with past natural disasters and public health crises (Garfin et al, 2014;Ma & Smith, 2017;North & Pfefferbaum, 2013;Volkow, 2020;Wagner et al, 2009), and as recent surges in alcohol sales suggest (Pollard et al, 2020).…”

Section: Background: Substance Use Disorder Digital Tools and The Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Leveraging digital tools to support recovery from substance use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic response

McDonnell

MacNeill

Chapman

et al. 2021

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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Section: Background: Substance Use Disorder Digital Tools and The Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Leveraging digital tools to support recovery from substance use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic response

McDonnell

MacNeill

Chapman

et al. 2021

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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“…Associations between natural hazards and alcohol or tobacco consumption vary in the literature. An increase in alcohol use and binge drinking episodes was observed after hurricanes Katrina and Rita [69][70][71]. However, no significant changes were found for daily smoking, self-reported nicotine dependence, or smoking initiation episodes in adults who experienced hurricanes [68,70] or more generally, natural disasters [72].…”

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confidence: 91%

Thinking health-related behaviors in a climate change context: A narrative review

Chevance¹,

Fresán²,

Hekler³

et al. 2021

Preprint

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Background: Human activities have changed the biosphere so profoundly over the past two centuries that human-induced climate change is now posing serious health-related treats to the current and future generations. Rapid actions from all scientific fields are needed to contribute to both the mitigation and adaption to climate change. Purpose: This article aims to identify bi-directional associations between climate change effects (i.e., rising average temperatures, natural disasters, air pollution, rising sea level) and health-related behaviors, as well as a set of key actions for the behavioral medicine community. Methods: We synthetized the existing literature about (i) the effects of rising average temperature, natural disasters, air pollution, and rising sea level on the food system and eating behaviors, physical activity, sleep, substance use, access to safe water, and preventive behaviors; and (ii) the concurrent positive and negative roles that health-related behaviors can play in mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Results: Based on this literature review, we propose one of the first model of the complex, occasionally bi-directional, associations between climate change and health-related behaviors. Key actions are proposed with particular consideration for health equity (i.e., between and within-countries, at the intergenerational level, as well as between men and women) of future behavioral interventions. Synergies are also proposed between the field of behavioral medicine, the study of complex systems and planetary health science. Conclusions: We contend that climate change is among the most urgent issue facing all scientists, and should become a central priority for the behavioral medicine community.

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“…Aldridge-Gerry et al (2011) suggested that the stress buffering effects of perceived social support might differ in relation to culture, which could have a strong impact on how people utilize alcohol and how drinking behavior is evaluated in a social context (see Taylor et al, 2004). However, social support may be associated with increased problematic drinking in Western or other cultural settings (Åslund and Nilsson, 2013;Seid et al, 2016;Tutenges and Sandberg, 2013), especially in the context of traumatic exposure (Boscarino et al, 2006;Gros et al, 2016;Ma and Smith, 2017). Trauma survivors might seek social interactions through social drinking (Nie et al, 2018), whereas it is also possible that problematic drinkers tend to have fewer social resources and need to rely on avoidance coping strategy when experiencing psychological distress (Tucker et al, 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

Effects of social support and depression on problematic drinking among trauma-exposed Chinese adults: A population-based study

Chan

Wen

et al. 2020

Heliyon

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Background: Alcohol consumption is prevalent and alcohol-related problems are a considerable social issue in China. Over 17% of Chinese consume alcohol regularly. Exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTE) is associated with increased alcohol-related problems. Social support often buffers this association. This study examined the relationship between exposure to PTE and alcohol misuse and explored the moderating effect of social support on this relationship in a Chinese context. Methods: Data were collected through face-to-face computer assisted interviews in a stratified cluster sample of 753 Chinese adults living in Guangzhou, China. The Life Events Checklist-5 (LEC-5), World Health Organization Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (WHO-AUDIT), and Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) were used to measure trauma exposure, problematic alcohol use, and social support. Results: Univariable logistic regression analyses indicated that trauma exposure (OR ¼ 3.18; compared to nonexposure), increased depression (OR ¼ 1.06), and perceived friend support (OR ¼ 1.21), were associated with higher odds of problematic drinking. Multivariable models adjusting for potential confounders demonstrated that PTE and depression were associated with problematic drinking, but this was not the case for perceived friend support. Perceived friend support modified the effect of trauma exposure and was associated with increased odds of problematic drinking among those who reported high levels of depressive symptoms. Conclusion: Social support may not always be a beneficial resource among those who experienced PTEs in a Chinese context. Further research is needed to better understand the role and function of different types of support, and for whom these associations are beneficial.

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Increased alcohol use after Hurricane Ike: The roles of perceived social cohesion and social control

Cited by 17 publications

References 31 publications

Leveraging digital tools to support recovery from substance use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic response

Leveraging digital tools to support recovery from substance use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic response

Thinking health-related behaviors in a climate change context: A narrative review

Effects of social support and depression on problematic drinking among trauma-exposed Chinese adults: A population-based study

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