Psychiatric News (11/15) reported, “Alcohol consumption among adults increased during the early part of the COVID pandemic, and this increase was sustained two years later, according to an analysis.” Investigators came to this conclusion after examining “data from the 2018, 2020, and 2022 editions of the nationally representative National Health Interview Survey…which included responses on drinking behaviors from 24,965 adults 18 or over in 2018, 30,829 in 2020, and 26,806 in 2022.” The findings were published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Related Links:
— “Pandemic-Fueled Rise in Drinking Persisted Into 2022,” Psychiatric News, November 15, 2024