This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of increased psychoactive substance use (PSU)
and associated factors among health care professionals. A cross-sectional and analytical …

The prevalence of depression and substance use changed significantly during the COVID-
19 pandemic. The present study explored the association between the use of psychoactive …

Objectives This study aimed to analyse how the health crisis associated with the COVID-19
pandemic affected psychoactive substance consumption in Uruguay. Methods An online …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a remarkable change in the
behaviour of Healthcare workers (HCWs) around the world. However, there is a lack of …

Background The protocols for mitigating the transmission of Covid-19 seem to be a trigger
for the use of psychoactive substances, as an individual's adaptive response to support this …

In December 2019, a new disease caused by a coronavirus was first identified in China and
quickly spread across the world, causing a large number of deaths. Quarantine has been …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Medical students demonstrate higher rates of substance use
than other university students and the general population. The challenges imposed by the …

A COVID-19 surgiu no fim de 2019 e desde então, inúmeras consequências negativas
atingiram diversos âmbitos sociais, dentre estas merece destaque o agravamento de …

Objective: To describe the profile of dispensation of mental health drugs by analyzing trends
in use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic within the Unified Health System (Sistema …

In March 2020, physical distancing and quarantine measures were implemented in Brazil,
which may have affected the physical and mental health of the population. This cross …