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Public Health England (PHE) has published new data on trends in alcohol consumption and harm since the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. PHE report an increase in total alcohol-specific deaths, driven by an increase in alcoholic liver disease deaths above levels seen pre-pandemic. See PHE press release .
Comparing March 2020 and March 2021, there was a 58.6% increase of people reporting that they are drinking at increasing and higher-risk levels (50 units a week for men, 35 units a week for women). As such, surveys and other data has generally identified that despite most people drinking the same or less since the pandemic, those with pre-existing alcohol use disorders are more likely to be drinking more. This has been linked to increases in factors such as mental health problems or stress.
Posted by James Morris on Friday, July 16, 2021 at 12:22 PM | Permalink