COVID-19 pandemic and addiction: a two-way impact – review reports

Abstract

Introduction and Objective. The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant impact on our lives and health. At that time, people were looking for ways to reduce stress. One way to escape from problems turned out to be the use of harmful substances – cigarettes, alcohol, drugs or the Internet. Long-term use of these substances leads to addiction. However, the relationship between the Covid-19 pandemic and addiction is not unidirectional. The purpose of the following paper was to review reports on the bidirectional