Perhaps it’s no surprise, but people are drinking more during the pandemic.
In some cases, by a lot.
American adults say they’re drinking 14% more often during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report in the journal JAMA Network Open. The increase in frequency of drinking for women was more pronounced, up 17% compared to last year.
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