Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, Aiea, HI (NAKW).
Psychiatry Residency Program, Department of Psychiatry, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI (CC).
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2024 Nov;83(11):296-299. doi: 10.62547/IYGW7064.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a marked increase in alcohol and drug-induced deaths. In the US, there was a rapid increase in the rate of alcohol- and drug-induced deaths within the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to pre-pandemic years. This study examines mortality data within Hawai'i to assess both alcohol and drug-induced mortality during the pandemic compared to the nation overall. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Underlying Cause of Death database were used to compare numbers and rates of alcohol-induced, drug-induced, and all-cause deaths among individuals aged 15 years or older between 2018 and 2021. The percentage of alcohol-induced and drug-induced deaths in the US and Hawai'i increased annually in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. Unlike the US, in Hawai'i between 2020 and 2021 the age-adjusted rate of drug-induced deaths per 100 000 people decreased from 20.6 to 18.6. Overall, this study found that alcohol-related deaths in Hawai'i increased similarly to those in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic.
在 COVID-19 大流行期间,酒精和药物引起的死亡人数明显增加。在美国,与大流行前相比,COVID-19 大流行的第一年,酒精和药物引起的死亡人数迅速增加。本研究通过分析夏威夷的死亡率数据,评估了大流行期间与全国整体相比的酒精和药物引起的死亡率。本研究使用疾病控制和预防中心(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)死因数据库中的数据,比较了 2018 年至 2021 年期间,年龄在 15 岁或以上的人群中,酒精引起、药物引起和所有原因引起的死亡人数和比率。2018 年、2019 年、2020 年和 2021 年,美国和夏威夷的酒精和药物引起的死亡百分比逐年增加。与美国不同,在夏威夷,2020 年至 2021 年,每 10 万人中药物引起的死亡人数从 20.6 人调整到 18.6 人。总体而言,本研究发现,COVID-19 大流行期间,夏威夷的酒精相关死亡人数与美国的增长情况相似。