By LEANNE ITALIE | Associated Press | Published: January 28, 2021 A raging pandemic, tumultuous presidential election and deadly Capitol insurrection have combined to make the annual tradition of Dry January more moist than airtight for some. Not Sarah Arvizo. She considers it her easiest yet. As much as the 32-year-old Manhattanite would love to partake in a little “vinopeutics,” she said the abstinence period she’s participated in for several years has been made smoother this time around by her at-home pandemic life and the closing of bars and restaurants. “Longing for those days, for sure,” said the social drinker who lives alone. “But unless I want to freeze outside, that’s largely off the table this year.”
Not Sarah Arvizo. She considers it her easiest yet.
As much as the 32-year-old Manhattanite would love to partake in a little âvinopeutics,â she said the abstinence period sheâs participated in for several years has been made smoother this time around by her at-home pandemic life and the closing of bars and restaurants.
âLonging for those days, for sure,â said the social drinker who lives alone. âBut unless I want to freeze outside, thatâs largely off the table this year.â
Eight-year-old Dry January, which comes at the height of resolution season after the holidays, has brought on the desired benefits for many among the millions participating around the world. Theyâre losing quarantine weight, experiencing more clarity and sleeping easier.
Sober reality: Dry January is moist for some at the rocky start of 2021 By LEANNE ITALIE, Associated Press
Published: January 28, 2021, 6:05am
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2 Photos This Jan. 1, 2021 photo shows a collection of empty beer cans, consumed during the pandemic, at a home in North Andover, Mass. This year s Dry January came as many people had seen an uptick in their alcohol intake. Addiction treatment experts note that a month of forced sobriety might not have a lasting impact and could lead to binge drinking in February. But others believe the annual show of sobriety can t hurt. (via AP) (Mary Schwalm/Associated Press)
Dry January moist for some at rocky start
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This year’s Dry January came as many people had seen an uptick in their alcohol intake. Addiction treatment experts note that a month of forced sobriety might not have a lasting impact and could lead to binge drinking in February. But others believe the annual show of sobriety can’t hurt.Mary Schwalm | AP
A raging pandemic, tumultuous presidential election and deadly Capitol insurrection have combined to make the annual tradition of Dry January more moist than air-tight for some.
Not Sarah Arvizo. She considers it her easiest yet.