High on lockdown: Substance abuse during the pandemic | COVID-19 Special

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Actor Seth Rogen, is not alone. Celebrity or not – pandemic pot smokers are on the rise, according to a global survey of 55,000 respondents. Boredom and loneliness are the most frequently cited reasons.

The same for consuming more alcohol. Take Australia – before the coronavirus arrived, six percent of respondents drank alcohol on a daily basis. That’s surged to over 30 percent during the pandemic.

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Seth Aaron Rogen is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director.

Rogen began as a stand-up comedian in Vancouver, then moved to Los Angeles for a part in Judd Apatow’s series Freaks and Geeks.

Rogen made his first movie appearance in Donnie Darko in 2001. He was then cast in The 40-Year-Old Virgin and as the lead in Knocked Up and Funny People. Rogen co-starred as Steve Wozniak in Universal’s Steve Jobs biopic in 2015.

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