If you're drinking more alcohol, here's what you need to know
Fox News
During Alcohol Awareness Month, read how booze affects the body, given that many people turned to alcohol to cope with pandemic-related stress.
"Some people found themselves drinking much more, and they couldn’t actually stop. So when they got called back into work, they found that they had to go to detox in order to be able to get back to work." "[Alcohol] is really normalized. But some people find that they can’t drink safely or they can’t drink in control and so they have to make changes or they have to stop drinking."
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) said 25.9 million Americans who drink alcohol reported drinking more alcohol during the pandemic than before, according to an October 2021 report from the government agency.
Dr. Sarah Church, founder and executive director of Wholeview Wellness Center — an addiction treatment program in New York City — said people increased their drinking during the pandemic for a variety of reasons.