Chad Blair: Why We Drink So Much During The Pandemic - Honolulu Civil Beat
Many of us are anxious, lonely and depressed, obviously. But it’s not a healthy trend.
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An old buddy from my high school days texted me the other day a line that’s making its way around the internet: “Thirty days sober, folks. Not consecutively, but here and there over the years. I’m estimating.”
Nambi Ndugga and Austin Frakt, The New York Times
Published: 20 Apr 2021 11:03 AM BdST
Updated: 20 Apr 2021 11:03 AM BdST FILE An advertisement for sparkling wine is featured on a bus shelter in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn on April 30, 2019, the same year New York City banned alcohol advertisements on city-owned properties such as bus shelters. Alcohol use has been up during the coronavirus pandemic, with one study showing a greater increase in misuse among women than among men. (Kevin Hagen/The New York Times)
American deaths from misuse of substances, including alcohol, have increased over the past two decades, but not uniformly across various demographic groups.