The COVID-19 pandemic was a time of unknowns. It brought confusion, anxiety, fear, boredom, isolation and a lack of structure. Experts believe this perfect storm led to a widespread increase in problematic drinking and alcoholism.
The COVID-19 pandemic was a time of unknowns. It brought confusion, anxiety, fear, boredom, isolation and a lack of structure. Experts believe this perfect storm led to a widespread increase in problematic drinking and alcoholism.
9.7 standard drink per, or a 2.1% increase, during the first year of the pandemic: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220215/dq220215a-eng.htm
Alcohol related death went up 18% (calendar year, so doesn’t exactly align), which seems a much more important metric to me: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/alcohol-deaths-pandemic-1.6712273