Research Alcohol-Related Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Alcohol-Related Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic​

Aaron M. White, Jen P. Castle, Patricia A. Powell, et al
18 Mar 2022
JAMA

Abstract: Research suggests that alcohol consumption and related harms increased during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies reported increases in drinking to cope with stress, transplants for alcohol-associated liver disease, and emergency department visits for alcohol withdrawal. We examined mortality data to assess whether alcohol-related deaths increased during the pandemic as well.

The authors conclude: “The number and rate of alcohol-related deaths increased approximately 25% between 2019 and 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Full article here.

Also see New York Times coverage here.

 

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surprised the ny times include themselves in the culpability