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At the Pandemic’s Start, Americans Began Drinking More. They Still Are. (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Ok so the article is from 2024 but seems to be referencing up to 2022. That’s quite a reporting delay. Also does anyone have access to the full article?

I guess the concerning part is that it’s sticking around longer than from other mass trauma events:

“People assumed this was caused by acute stress, like what we saw with 9/11 and Katrina, and typically it goes back to normal after these stressful events are over,” he added. “But that’s not what we’re seeing.”

I know I went from barely drinking to almost a bottle of wine a night. I had to make a lot of life changes to bring it back down, it was very bad.