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BumRushDaShow

(142,980 posts)
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 05:03 AM Nov 12

Americans' increased pandemic drinking lasted for years, study finds

Source: msn/CBS News

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he COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increases in stress-related drinking and alcohol-related deaths, and new research suggests drinking didn't stop as things returned to normal.

In the study, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found drinking increases from 2018 to 2020 persisted into 2022.

The population-based study used data from adults 18 years and older who participated in the National Health Interview Survey from 2018 to 2022. The survey, which used complex sampling, was nationally representative and had more than 20,000 respondents each year.

"Potential causes of this sustained increase include normalization of and adaptation to increased drinking due to stress from the pandemic and disrupted access to medical services," the authors wrote. Regardless of cause, the findings highlight an "alarming public health issue," the authors note, as alcohol is a leading cause of illness and death in the United States.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/americans-increased-pandemic-drinking-lasted-for-years-study-finds/ar-AA1tU5o4



Link to STUDY - Trends in Alcohol Use After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Cross-Sectional Study
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Bernardo de La Paz

(51,026 posts)
1. Now 4 more years many will attempt self-medication w alcohol. Broken lives & deaths will increase for years after. nt
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 05:20 AM
Nov 12

Irish_Dem

(58,327 posts)
5. Will we become like Russia, with one of the highest rates of alcoholism in the world?
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 09:59 AM
Nov 12

Fascist regimes are so bad, people drink to cope.

CTyankee

(65,097 posts)
8. This is ever the case historically. Ever since humans on this earth fermented grapes alcohol has been a curse as well as
Wed Nov 13, 2024, 01:26 AM
Nov 13

a boon to us. A coping mechanism to some, a disease called alcoholism to others.

BumRushDaShow

(142,980 posts)
6. "You think pandemic drinking was bad,hold my beer!"
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 10:21 AM
Nov 12
You think pandemic drinking was bad,hold my beer keg!


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