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Article Review #2: Alcohol Use During COVID-19

Esmeralda Ayala

California State University, Channel Islands

Introduction to Public Health Administration

HLTH- 301

November 12, 2022

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Article Review #2: Alcohol Use During COVID-19

Relevance & Support

How Does this article provide Include a minimum of three statistics or facts that you plan to
support for your Final Project? (2-4 use as support:
sentences)
● It provides a wide range of ● People consumed more alcohol during the pandemic

data between many than prior to.

countries from Latin ● Due to isolation and heavy drinking people developed

America, the Caribbean and stress and anxiety disorders.

The United States. ● In the US women appeared to drink heavier than men

● Online survey was done to during the pandemic.

get results they were

looking for.

● Two of the articles also

show graphs to show

results.

●
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How Does this article provide Include a minimum of three statistics or facts that you plan to
support for your Final Project? (2-4 use as support:
sentences)

Quotes

Identify at least two quotes from this article
that you would consider using in your final
project:
1. Quarantine during the COVID-19
pandemic seems to affect drinking
behavior and mental health indicators
Read these quotes again. Do they stand alone
outside of the article? Would additional
context or details would you need to provide
to your audience for better understanding?
I think these quotes do stand alone and do not
need any further explanation because they are
facts and conclusions of the articles I have
selected.

like anxiety symptoms.

2. Compared to February, respondents

reported consuming more drinks per

day in April (+29%, P < 0.001), and a

greater proportion reported exceeding


Identify at least two quotes from this article
that you would consider using in your final
project:
recommended drinking limits (+20%,
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Read these quotes again. Do they stand alone
outside of the article? Would additional
context or details would you need to provide
to your audience for better understanding?

P < 0.001) and binge drinking (+21%,

P = 0.001) in April. 

Trends & Indications for Further Research

What trends were indicated by this article? According to the author(s), what future
(i.e. Is this problem getting worse? Is there a research is needed?
new technology or trend that is helping?)
● People were bored during the ● The authors doesn’t really speak about

pandemic and just like toilet paper any future research but I do feel that

running out of stock people thought research should be done to see as to

alcohol would run out of stock as well. why alcohol can spike anxiety

● Since we are no longer on lockdown amongst people.

like we were in 2020, I don’t think this

problem is getting worse. I think

people are getting back to living their

normal lives.
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References

Barbosa C, Cowell AJ, Dowd WN. Alcohol Consumption in Response to the COVID-19

Pandemic in the United States. J Addict Med. 2021 Jul-Aug 01;15(4):341-344. doi:

10.1097/ADM.0000000000000767. PMID: 33105169; PMCID: PMC8327759.

Garcia-Cerde R, Valente JY, Sohi I, Falade R, Sanchez ZM, Monteiro MG. Alcohol use during

the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean. Rev Panam Salud Publica.

2021 May 20;45:e52. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2021.52. PMID: 34025727; PMCID:

PMC8132959.

Kilian C, O'Donnell A, Potapova N, López-Pelayo H, Schulte B, Miquel L, Paniello Castillo B,

Schmidt CS, Gual A, Rehm J, Manthey J. Changes in alcohol use during the COVID-19

pandemic in Europe: A meta-analysis of observational studies. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2022

May;41(4):918-931. doi: 10.1111/dar.13446. Epub 2022 Feb 20. PMID: 35187739;

PMCID: PMC9111882.