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Over the weekend (04/05 April): @DrNickiJackson @AlcHealthwatch healthwatch urges New Zealand Government to rethink giving free reign to online alcohol sales https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE2004/S00031/government-urged-to-rethink-giving-free-reign-to-online-alcohol-sales.htm via @ScoopNZ #alcoholnews
In Britain, a @VITLhealth survey of >2,200 adults found that during the lockdown period so far:
• 61% have been drinking more alcohol than usual
• Around 38% have admitted to drinking on a nightly basis
• More than a fifth said they drink enough to get drunk every night...
• 61% have been drinking more alcohol than usual
• Around 38% have admitted to drinking on a nightly basis
• More than a fifth said they drink enough to get drunk every night...
• They are drinking (on average) more than double the national guidelines (31 units) in a week
• 29% are already noticing negative effects on their health because of their increased consumption...
• 29% are already noticing negative effects on their health because of their increased consumption...
• And one in nine said they think they'll continue to drink every night until the end of lockdown
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18358100.binge-drinking-brits---two-thirds-admit-boozing-lockdown/?ref=twtrec via @FarnworthAmy @lancstelegraph
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18358100.binge-drinking-brits---two-thirds-admit-boozing-lockdown/?ref=twtrec via @FarnworthAmy @lancstelegraph
In the @Independent, columnist Christopher Owen took issue with #DryCovid, arguing that 'a drink or two can make this crisis bearable' https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/coronavirus-alcohol-off-license-mental-illness-a9445101.html
But in today's edition (06 April), @Oliviapetter1 writes an in-depth article featuring interviews with people who have become prone to more drinking during the lockdown, with some negative health consequences... https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/coronavirus-alcohol-drinking-work-lockdown-isolation-a9446206.html
She concludes: 'While you might be seduced into temporarily anaesthetise yourself with alcohol, it is certainly not wise. And it probably isn’t doing your immune system any favours either, which, let’s face it, could do without any additional strain right now.' #alcoholnews
