Alcohol-Related Deaths Increased During The Pandemic

A startling new study found alcohol-related deaths increased by 25% during the first year of the pandemic.

The pandemic changed the way we live and how we cope with stress, and more Americans have turned to alcohol. 

“The jump from normal drinking to abnormal drinking to excessive drinking can take weeks and for some people, that can take days,” said addiction expert Dr. Bankole Johnson.

A startling new study found alcohol-related deaths increased by 25% during the pandemic. Federal researchers used death certificates to determine that drinking-related deaths rose from 79,000 pre-pandemic to about 99,000 in 2020.