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Substance use: comparison between the pandemic period and post-pandemic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2023

A. H. I. Abu Shehab ,
T. Mihai ,
I. D. Bulgaru ,
V. Gheorman ,
D. C. Voinescu  and
A. Ciubară
A. H. I. Abu Shehab*
Affiliation:
1Psychiatry, “Elisabeta Doamna” psychiatry hospital
T. Mihai
Affiliation:
2Psychiatry, „Dunărea de Jos” University of medicine, Galati
I. D. Bulgaru
Affiliation:
3Forensic Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, Iasi
V. Gheorman
Affiliation:
4Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova
D. C. Voinescu
Affiliation:
5Rheumatology, „Dunărea de Jos” University of medicine, Galati, Romania
A. Ciubară
Affiliation:
2Psychiatry, „Dunărea de Jos” University of medicine, Galati
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Substance abuse is a pattern of compulsive substance use that is accompanied by repeated substantial interpersonal, social, professional, or legal negative effects, such as repeated absences from work or school, arrests, or marital issues.

Objectives

The study aims to show the influence of psychological factors among the consumption of alcohol in the general population.

Methods

A retrospective study that was conducted at the “Elisabeta Doamna” Psychiatry hospital of Galati, Romania. The study shows the fluctuations in hospital admissions of patients with alcohol related disorders in the period November 2020 till September 2022.

Results

The study was conducted to show the difference in the number of admissions before and after the date of 1st March 2022, which is the date when the authorities in Romania have lifted the restrictions that were implemented to reduce the spread of Covid_19 virus. The number of total cases in the period between the 1st of November 2020 and 28th of February 2022 were 672 patients, from which 518 patients were males from Urban areas. In the period between the 1st March 2022 and the 1st of September 2022, the number of patients that were admitted due to substance use were 232 cases. This shows a significant decrease in the number of admissions that can be related to the decrease of psychological stressing factors that were accompanied with the restriction measure of the pandemic.

Conclusions

Overall, the results of this retrospective study suggest that the prevalence of adult substance use has declined with the decrease of the restriction measures that were imposed by the authorities. Monitoring and ongoing surveillance of substance use will be necessary over the years following the pandemic.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 66 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2023 , pp. S151
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