title: Stress, escapism and patterns of alcohol and drug use.
abstract: Stress-related misuse of alcohol or drugs appears to be impulsive and may reflect conflict, learned helplessness or an attempt to reduce cognitive dissonance.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D000818:Animals; D004924:Escape Reaction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*