COVID‐19 and alcohol in Mexico: A serious health crisis, strong actions on alcohol in response—Commentary on Stockwell et al. (7th October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Medina‐Mora, María E.; Cordero‐Oropeza, Martha; Rafful, Claudia; Real, Tania; Villatoro‐Velazquez, Jorge A.
• Is Part Of: Drug and alcohol review. Volume 40:Number 1(2021)
• Page Start: 13
• Page End: 16
• Publication Date: 2020-10-07
• Subjects: COVID‐19 -- alcohol problem -- policy; Substance abuse -- Periodicals; Alcoholism -- Periodicals; Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Periodicals; 616.86
• DOI: 10.1111/dar.13177
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-5236

Abstract

Abstract: The present text comments on Stockwell and colleagues' paper documenting the high burden of alcohol use in COVID‐19 related mortality in the USA and Canada in North America and the absence of a control policy in several countries of the world. This comment adds information about the third country in North America, Mexico. It describes alcohol use during the COVID lockdown and its consequences, highlighting the control efforts through public health policies and ponders the weaknesses of the current response to the health crisis and opportunities in the aftermath.