Alcohol Consumption, Hangovers, and Smoking among Buenos Aires University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic
In Argentina, the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic led to serious changes to social interaction, health, economy, and education. Argentina experienced two extensive lockdown periods. University education remained virtual for almost two academic years. The purpose of the present work was...
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| author | Analia Karadayian Agnese Merlo Analia Czerniczyniec Silvia Lores-Arnaiz Pauline A. Hendriksen Pantea Kiani Gillian Bruce Joris C. Verster |
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| description | In Argentina, the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic led to serious changes to social interaction, health, economy, and education. Argentina experienced two extensive lockdown periods. University education remained virtual for almost two academic years. The purpose of the present work was to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns in Argentina on alcohol consumption, hangover severity and smoking among university students in Buenos Aires. A retrospective online survey was conducted in 2021 among students of the University of Buenos Aires. Participants aged 18–35 years old were asked about the average number of alcoholic drinks and number of drinking days per week, binge drinking occasions, drunkenness, next day hangover severity, number of hangovers per month, and smoking behavior. The results showed that the first and second COVID-19 lockdowns were associated with significant reductions in both weekly alcohol consumption, and hangover severity and subjective intoxication on their heaviest drinking occasions. Males consumed significantly more alcohol than females, and older students (25–35 years old) consumed more alcohol than younger students (18–24 years old). In addition, younger students reduced the number of cigarettes smoked per day during the two lockdown periods while older students exhibited significantly more smoking days per week. In conclusion, the present work in Argentinian students revealed a significant reduction in weekly alcohol consumption, and subjective intoxication and hangover severity on their heaviest drinking occasions during the pandemic lockdown periods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-37cb915d32414a3cadab0f5a720d6df92023-11-16T21:20:18ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832023-02-01124149110.3390/jcm12041491Alcohol Consumption, Hangovers, and Smoking among Buenos Aires University Students during the COVID-19 PandemicAnalia Karadayian0Agnese Merlo1Analia Czerniczyniec2Silvia Lores-Arnaiz3Pauline A. Hendriksen4Pantea Kiani5Gillian Bruce6Joris C. Verster7Instituto de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular (IBIMOL), CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1113, ArgentinaDivision of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584CG Utrecht, The NetherlandsInstituto de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular (IBIMOL), CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1113, ArgentinaInstituto de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular (IBIMOL), CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1113, ArgentinaDivision of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584CG Utrecht, The NetherlandsDivision of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584CG Utrecht, The NetherlandsDivision of Psychology and Social Work, School of Education and Social Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UKDivision of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584CG Utrecht, The NetherlandsIn Argentina, the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic led to serious changes to social interaction, health, economy, and education. Argentina experienced two extensive lockdown periods. University education remained virtual for almost two academic years. The purpose of the present work was to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns in Argentina on alcohol consumption, hangover severity and smoking among university students in Buenos Aires. A retrospective online survey was conducted in 2021 among students of the University of Buenos Aires. Participants aged 18–35 years old were asked about the average number of alcoholic drinks and number of drinking days per week, binge drinking occasions, drunkenness, next day hangover severity, number of hangovers per month, and smoking behavior. The results showed that the first and second COVID-19 lockdowns were associated with significant reductions in both weekly alcohol consumption, and hangover severity and subjective intoxication on their heaviest drinking occasions. Males consumed significantly more alcohol than females, and older students (25–35 years old) consumed more alcohol than younger students (18–24 years old). In addition, younger students reduced the number of cigarettes smoked per day during the two lockdown periods while older students exhibited significantly more smoking days per week. In conclusion, the present work in Argentinian students revealed a significant reduction in weekly alcohol consumption, and subjective intoxication and hangover severity on their heaviest drinking occasions during the pandemic lockdown periods.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/4/1491alcoholhangoversubjective intoxicationCOVID-19smokingsocial interactions |
| spellingShingle | Analia Karadayian Agnese Merlo Analia Czerniczyniec Silvia Lores-Arnaiz Pauline A. Hendriksen Pantea Kiani Gillian Bruce Joris C. Verster Alcohol Consumption, Hangovers, and Smoking among Buenos Aires University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic Journal of Clinical Medicine alcohol hangover subjective intoxication COVID-19 smoking social interactions |
| title | Alcohol Consumption, Hangovers, and Smoking among Buenos Aires University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | Alcohol Consumption, Hangovers, and Smoking among Buenos Aires University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Alcohol Consumption, Hangovers, and Smoking among Buenos Aires University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alcohol Consumption, Hangovers, and Smoking among Buenos Aires University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | Alcohol Consumption, Hangovers, and Smoking among Buenos Aires University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | alcohol consumption hangovers and smoking among buenos aires university students during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | alcohol hangover subjective intoxication COVID-19 smoking social interactions |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/4/1491 |
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