This article 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.

This comment adds information about the third country in North America, Mexico, on use, consequences and alcohol control efforts.

Author

María E. Medina‐Mora (email: metmmora@gmail.com), Martha Cordero‐Oropez, Claudia Rafful, Tania Real and Jorge A. Villatoro‐Velazquez

Citation

Medina‐Mora, M.E., Cordero‐Oropeza, M., Rafful, C., Real, T. and Villatoro‐Velazquez, J.A. (2020), COVID‐19 and alcohol in Mexico: A serious health crisis, strong actions on alcohol in response—Commentary on Stockwell et al.. Drug Alcohol Rev.. doi:10.1111/dar.13177

Source
Drug and Alcohol Review
Release date
07/10/2020

Covid‐19 and Alcohol in Mexico: A Serious Health Crisis, Strong Actions on Alcohol in Response – Commentary on Stockwell et al.

Abstract

This article 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.

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