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Could physical activity help minimise drug and alcohol use?
Future studies are being planned to highlight the role of physical activity in helping to reduce drug and alcohol consumption
16 December 2020
Figures and surveys have shown that high-risk alcohol consumption increased during lockdown periods, while exercise decreased.
Now researchers are exploring whether increased physical activity could help reduce alcohol and drug misuse long after social restrictions have lifted.
Dr Tom Thompson from the Community and Primary Care Research Group (CPCRG) at the University of Plymouth recently led two reviews of existing studies, which showed that little data was available and more work was needed to understand the links between physical activity and its effects on alcohol and drug use.
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