Many people gear up to quit alcohol for a month as part of the "Dry January" challenge. Here's what to know about health benefits as well as terms and tips.
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If you’ve noticed you’re reaching for an extra glass of wine or beer (or spirit) to unwind lately, you re not alone.
JAMA Network Open compared how U.S. adults reported using alcohol before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and at two time points during it. The results? Adults indeed reported drinking more alcohol and doing so more frequently since the start of the worldwide health crisis.
“Understandably, people have been faced with the task of managing a lot of uncertainty and factors that are out of our control, and that can be provoking,” says Aimee Chiligiris, PsyD, an assistant professor of medical psychology (in psychiatry) at the Columbia University Medical Center in New York City who specializes in substance abuse.