At-Risk Behaviors on the Rise During this Pandemic

Document Type

Popular Press

Publication Date

3-1-2021

Abstract

The coronavirus is a worldwide challenge, a pandemic on a scale not seen since the 1918 global flu pandemic. With the exception of the 2014 Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, virtually no one alive has coped with anything like this. We don’t know how long this pandemic will last or what the long-term economic impact will be.

Fortunately, vaccines with very high efficacy rates have been developed in an unprecedented short time line, but the global rollout is very slow, and thousands of people are still dying every day as a result of COVID-19.

People are stressed, and our usual coping tools may not be available now that a large number of us are staying home and, to some extent, cut off from many of our spiritual and social support networks. As a result, many are turning to harmful substances and behaviors as a way to help them cope with their new reality.

Journal Title

Adventist Review

Volume

198

Issue

3

First Page

46

Last Page

49

First Department

Social Work

Second Department

Behavioral Sciences

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