Social Media Constructions of Alcohol as Emotional Coping and Social Connection in Ghana: Qualitative Study

Rachel GA Thompson   ^{1, 2, 3 *} ;   Evershed Kwasi Amuzu   ^{4 *} ;   Tricia Thompson   ^{3, 5, 6 *} ;   Mark Kwaku Gyasi   ^{3 *} ;   Orlando Harris   ^{7 *} ;   Glenn-Milo Santos   ^{7 *} ;   Jerry John Ouner   ^{6 *}

¹ Language Centre, College of Humanities, University of Ghana, Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

² Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States

³ Africa Interdisciplinary Research Institute, Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

⁴ Department of Linguistics, College of Humanities, University of Ghana, Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

⁵ Push Aid Africa, Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

⁶ Department of Family Health Care Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States

⁷ Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States

*all authors contributed equally