Alcohol deaths from pandemic drinking are predicted to rise

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Experts say the findings are a wake-up call.

Heavy home drinking during the pandemic may have set habits that will lead to rises in alcohol-related deaths and illness in England, forecasters warn.

The warnings come from two separate modelling studies - one by the Institute of Alcohol Studies and another by University of Sheffield. The studies also highlight that the impacts are not evenly distributed across the population, with heavier drinkers and those in the most deprived areas - who already suffer the highest rates of alcohol harm - expected to be disproportionately affected.

"However, there is a small minority who were already drinking at high harm levels when the lockdowns began, and evidence suggests some went on to drink more. The models presented in this research are stark, but they presume no interventions are made.

 

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