Abstract summary 

: Alcohol use is a major risk factor for infectious disease and reduction of harms associated with alcohol consumption are essential during times of humanitarian crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. As a network of early career professionals working in the area of addiction medicine, we provide our views with regards to national actions related to reducing alcohol-related harm and providing care for people with alcohol use disorder during COVID-19. We believe that COVID-19 related measures have affected alcohol consumption in the majority of countries represented in this commentary. Examples of these changes include changes in alcohol consumption patterns, increases in cases of alcohol withdrawal syndrome, disruptions in access to medical care for alcohol use disorder and increases in illegal production of alcohol. Our members urge that treatment for acute and severe conditions due to substance use should be considered as essential services in times of humanitarian crises like COVID-19.

Authors & Co-authors:  Calvey Tanya T Scheibein Florian F Saad Noha Ahmed NA Shirasaka Tomohiro T Dannatt Lisa L Stowe M J MJ Shah Bigya B Narasimha Venkata Lakshmi VL Bruschi Angelo A Peyron Eric E Gumikiriza-Onoria Joy Louise JL Ghosh Abhishek A Pant Sagun Ballav SB Yee Anne A Ratta-Apha Woraphat W Vadivel Ramyadarshni R Siste Kristiana K Maiti Tanay T Boujraf Saïd S Grandinetti Paolo P Morgan Nirvana N Arya Sidharth S

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