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Table 4.

Additional quotations from themes and subthemes related to changes in substance use in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Theme and subtheme	Quotation
Changes in Substance Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Increased Substance use	“I have drank a little bit more than I had been before isolation. Before I would have 2–4 a week. Now I'll have maybe 4–5.” [22-year-old, Hispanic/Latinx Male]
	“I have always loved an occasional drink here and there, but I find I'm drinking almost every night and drinking twice as much each time.” [26-year-old, White female]
	“I've been vaping a lot more.” [24-year-old, White Female]
Decreased substance use	“I don't drink, but I am a smoker. I have actually cut back on smoking.” [26-year-old, White Female]
Decreased substance use	“I've stopped drinking alcohol. I normally drink socially, so bars and restaurants closed has stopped the majority of my drinking. Because of that, and because I'm so much less active now, I've decided to just not drink at all.” [23-year-old, Asian American female]
Motivations for Substance Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Using substances because of boredom and more time at home	“If I'm staying home all day it's hard not to find myself drinking alcohol or smoking to make things a little less boring.” [23-year-old, Hispanic/Latinx Male]
Using substances because of boredom and more time at home	“Since I have more leisure time, I have consumed more wine recently than I have in years.” [24-year-old, Black female]
Using substances for stress management	I have been drinking almost every day, and smoking weed more often. This is because I am anxious and stressed. [24-year-old, White Female]
Using substances for stress management	“It's easy to drink alcohol when the [liquor] stores are one of the only places to shop. Also, wine is one of the best stress relievers.” [26-year-old, White Female]