“…This, again, appears to be concentrated among young men, consistent with prior literature from the Russian financial crisis and other economic downturns, during which men at high risk of unemployment, and with low social support, were at highest risk of alcohol abuse and dependence. 191 By contrast, evidence for the relationship between recessions and chronic health conditions has important methodological limitations. Given that these conditions and their exacerbations take a long time to manifest, it is not surprising that studies that have tried to account for previous health have failed to find strong evidence that these conditions are affected by recessions.…”