Drug Abuse During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

NCT ID: NCT04811352

Last Updated: 2023-10-02

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 200 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-03-01
• Study Completion Date: 2021-06-01

Brief Summary

The pandemic we live through has put various sectors of the medical system and its tributaries to the test. The accumulation of external and internal stress has been completely correlated with the predisposition to psycho-emotional problems and, in turn, to drug use as an immature response for ego protection. That is why the economic, social, and psychological evaluation can help understand the current situation about drug abuse and how to help patients afflicted by it. The added stress of personal problems, work alterations, daily life in a pandemic, economic and varied responsibilities, and the understanding of the pandemic have predisposed and amplified the use of drugs to reduce emotional distress perceived by individuals. The hypothesis of this study is that the increment of stress and a lack of preparation for the pandemic are associated with increased drug abuse.

Conditions

Substance Abuse; Stress, Psychological

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• > 18 years old
• Willing to participate in the study
• Patient currently with a paying job

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients without a paying job

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

GONZALEZ-OJEDA ALEJANDRO

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Countries

Mexico

Other Identifiers

Uso_drogas

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id