Changes in alcohol consumption associated with social distancing and self-isolation policies triggered by COVID-19 in South Australia: a wastewater analysis study.
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- Bade, Richard; Simpson, Bradley S; Ghetia, Maulik; Nguyen, Lynn; White, Jason M; Gerber, Cobus
- Year
- 2021
- Journal
- Addiction (Abingdon, England)
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- 32945597
- DOI
- 10.1111/add.15256
- PMCID
- PMC7537161
AIM: To assess the effects of social distancing and social isolation policies triggered by COVID-19 on alcohol consumption using wastewater analysis in Adelaide, South Australia. DESIGN: Longitudinal quantitative analysis of influent wastewater data for alcohol concentration. SETTING: Adelaide, South Australia. PARTICIPANTS: Wastewater catchment area representative of 1.1 million inhabitants. MEASUREMENTS: Twenty-four hour composite influent wastewater samples were collected from four wastewater treatment plants in Adelaide, South Australia for 7 consecutive days (Wednesday-Tuesday) every 2 months from April 2016-April 2020. The alcohol metabolite ethyl sulfate was measured in samples using chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Data were population-weighted adjusted with consumption expressed as standard drinks/day/1000 people. Weekly consumption and weekend to mid-week consumption ratios were analysed to identify changes in weekday alcohol use pattern. FINDINGS: Estimated weekend alcohol consumption was significantly lower (698 standard drinks/day/1000 people) after self-isolation measures were enforced in April 2020 compared with the preceding sampling period in February 2020 (1047 standard drinks/day/1000 people), P < 0.05. Weekend to midweek consumption ratio was 12% lower than the average ratio compared with all previous sampling periods. April 2020 recorded the lowest alcohol consumption relative to April in previous years, dating back to 2016. CONCLUSIONS: Wastewater analysis suggests that introduction of social distancing and isolation policies triggered by COVID-19 in Adelaide, South Australia, was associated with a decrease in population-level weekend alcohol consumption.
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