COVID-19 and preexisting comorbidities: risks, synergies, and clinical outcomes

B Bigdelou, MR Sepand, S Najafikhoshnoo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its associated
symptoms, named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), have rapidly spread worldwide …

Addictions in the COVID-19 era: Current evidence, future perspectives a comprehensive review

J Mallet, C Dubertret, Y Le Strat - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background In the context of the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic, an up-to-date review of
current challenges in addictions is necessary. While large scale disasters may have an …

Addiction as a coping response: hyperkatifeia, deaths of despair, and COVID-19

GF Koob, P Powell, A White - American Journal of Psychiatry, 2020 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Neuroadaptations that occur in response to repeated substance use diminish the euphoria
that is produced by the acute use of a drug and increase levels of physical and emotional …

Are patients with alcohol use disorders at increased risk for Covid-19 infection?

G Testino - Alcohol and alcoholism, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Covid-19 (2019-nCoronavirus [CoV]) is a new CoV with similarity to severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Chen et al.(2020) recently performed a structural …

Impact of COVID-19 on the liver and on the care of patients with chronic liver disease, hepatobiliary cancer, and liver transplantation: An updated EASL position paper

T Marjot, CS Eberhardt, T Boettler, LS Belli… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a serious challenge to the hepatology community,
particularly healthcare professionals and patients. While the rapid development of safe and …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of obesity and lifestyle on the immune system and susceptibility to infections such as COVID-19

DL De Frel, DE Atsma, H Pijl, JC Seidell… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background–COVID-19 is a global challenge to healthcare. Obesity is common in patients
with COVID-19 and seems to aggravate disease prognosis. In this review we explore the link …

Alcohol consumption: medical implications, the liver and beyond

V Meza, J Arnold, LA Díaz… - Alcohol and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Alcohol consumption represents a major factor of morbidity and mortality, with a wide range
of adverse medical implications that practically affect every organ system. It is the fifth major …

Alcohol use and the risk of communicable diseases

NK Morojele, SV Shenoi, PA Shuper, RS Braithwaite… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The body of knowledge on alcohol use and communicable diseases has been growing in
recent years. Using a narrative review approach, this paper discusses alcohol's role in the …

COVID‐19 patients with documented alcohol use disorder or alcohol‐related complications are more likely to be hospitalized and have higher all‐cause mortality

KL Bailey, H Sayles, J Campbell… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has affected every country
globally, with hundreds of millions of people infected with the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus and over 6 …

[HTML][HTML] A review of alcohol-related harms: a recent update

A Iranpour, N Nakhaee - Addiction & health, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In the early decades of the 20 th century, discussions regarding alcohol were dominantly
directed toward its therapeutic uses, but authorities now state that any level of alcohol …