Incidence of Smoking Rates and Relapse During the COVID-19 Pandemic

[摘要] Aims Along with the numerous structural and cultural changes in healthcare brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic has had an overwhelming psychosocial impact on marginalized communities. Those with substance use disorders (SUD) are a particularly vulnerable group as they are more susceptible to infections and now have less access to healthcare. Smoking cigarettes is known to increase risk of respiratory tract infections due to suppression of respiratory function and impairment of the immune system. It is important to study the smoking rates and relapses over the course of the pandemic to observe whether the increased risk of COVID inflection in smokers and the psychosocial stress of the lockdown have affected the behavior.

[学科分类] 计算机科学（综合）