Loneliness, Mental Health, and Substance Use among US Young Adults during COVID-19

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, October 2020

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As COVID-19 converges with loneliness and addiction epidemics in the US, a new loneliness study found 80% of young adults reported significant depressive symptoms

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Loneliness, Mental Health, and Substance Use among US Young...

User mvea, in the Reddit Science subreddit, 17 Nov 2020

Loneliness, Mental Health, and Substance Use among US Young Adults during COVID-19 Viviana E. Horigian , MD, MHAORCID Icon…

As COVID-19 converges with loneliness and addiction epidemics in the US, a new loneliness study found 80% of young adults reported significant depressive symptoms; 61% reported moderate to severe anxiety; 30% disclosed harmful levels of drinking. (n=1,008, ages 18–35)

User mvea, in the Reddit Science subreddit, 17 Nov 2020