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by mulberrybush 1488 days ago
"Alcohol consumption rose among adults over age 30 by 14% during the pandemic, with a 41% increase in women heavily drinking" - https://www.cedars-sinai.org/blog/pandemic-drinking.html
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Maybe we should've shut down liquor stores during the pandemic.
Alcohol is one of the few abused substances where the withdrawal effects can kill you: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delirium_tremens