Alcohol is ‘unhelpful coping strategy’ for coronavirus lockdown, WHO says

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We aren't drinking all of it...there is still enough left in the country to make handgel...well maybe not!

Agree to disagree, WHO

LOLOLOLOLOL

No shit, really? I would have never figured that out without WHO's help.

GTFO

Fake news.

You’re doing it wrong then 😜

F U

what about when we are not on lockdown

BOOOOOOO......ze WHO

WHO said we should wash our hands.

WHO is full of shit.

The WHO isn’t the boss of me

Fuck WHO , altho I don't have alcohol cause of the lockdown

TheAndresHuante but what if you're blacked out for a month until it gets better?

Yeah okay...

I disagree.

Imma do what I gotta do. Worry about yo damn self.

I disagree.

More independent scientific research studies needed

Like......how negative realmattcashen

WHO is in helpful for anything.

Almost Friday, y’all!

From the people WHO said Coronavirus was not contagious!

Ok loser.

Says WHO?

WHO cares

Who says?

theemilyesse I dunno... a glass or two of whisky helps me sleep better.

Oh, fuck who

Beg to differ bro

Okay but is it essential?

It’s helping me

The WHO 🤣🤣🤣 Like anyone listens to them any more. Cheers everyone!! 🍷 🍻 🥂

Who?

Wasn't it the WHO that said masks were unneccessary back in January?

Yeah, I’d believe them because they are so credible... not.

😂😂😂😂 not for me and my wife dealing with these damn kids all day!!!

Who mind ya FOOKIN business dawg

Is alcohol a WHO-approved coping strategy for anything?

That’s right!! That’s why you need smoke weed. God put it here on earth for us!!

get the pitchforks boys.. meet me at bevmo in 1hr

pbw1985 just making sure you see this Blake

Buzzkill

Agree to disagree.

the 522 people who have so far liked this tweet need a swift slap to the coupon

The same fucking WHO THAT APPROVES TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE AND GOT US INTO THIS MESS

Too late.

Mind your own business. 🍷

Let me just say this~ JESUS drank wine and encouraged and welcomed his friends to drink will him!

Not helpful, WHO.

Lying 🤥 Christian ✝️ ant tell me crap 💩

Bullcrap! Prosecco every morning, and you forget about not being able to do anything.

Please. Abuse of alcohol is unhelpful. Fixed it.

derek_hendricks

Fuuuuck that

Booooo!!!!!

Humans have used alcohol as a helpful coping strategy for thousands of years.

Ma’am, this is no different than any other shitty day of our lives. Coronavirus or not, there’s alcohol.

Au Contraire, Mon Frere

Fuck them

I'll drink to that

helpful. now I need to get in line at Trader Joe's. I'm outta wine.😎

It’s worked miracles over here!

I’ve cleaned and organized everything. It’s literally the only coping mechanism left.

Says who?

What if I just like it?! And it’s fun?! 🍷

Being shit faced is the most British thing to do at a time like this WHO

my bro ICassRoyal shouldn’t see this 😭😂

Lool

I think you mean it’s the ONLY coping strategy 🥂🤦🏼‍♀️

Is your life

Coping? Possibly, probably; don’t add addiction to your list of problems. Essential? Absolutely. Need something to keep people home.

Lies!

No

Define unhelpful

I have reams of collected data that says otherwise.

LOL WRONG

FakeNews

🤣🤣🤣 Morrisons was restricting mixers to 3 bottles or boxes of, and wine only 2 bottles per customer. No restrictions on gin, though. I'd say that alcohol is a popular coping strategy.

Evidently the Indie is confusing me with someone who gives a flying f*** at a rolling donut. Cheers.

Ok fair enough puts bottle down, now where did I put those fags fifty a day

Yes it is.

WHO don’t tell me how to live my life during a pandemic, you wee shits.

We've got your number, Who. You just want it all for yourselves.

You know what's an unhealthy coping mechanism? Being a horrible organisation that ignores Taiwan.

It works for everything else - we hy not this?

Go to bed getonthelash nokids

Bacardi works perfectly well against Bat Flu .... no science in it just gut feeling 🤷‍♂️

WHO...who believed China’s findings at the outset of the virus pandemic.

RossKnapton

WHO said that?

The same WHO that told us not to worry about human-to-human transmission? *Orders two more cases of scotch

F*** off! Blocked!

Sssshhh mind your own business 🥂 🍻

Helpied me, I gott pissed larst weak and jus woike up twoday

It's working for me. beeristheanswer lockdown COVID19 Spain YoMeQuedoEnCasa

Can someone explain why there be more fires as a result of an increase in home consumption of alcohol?

It's not strategy. It's medicinal~Carrie's Rational Response Team HQ Kansas.

You try being locked up for weeks on end with just the wife and kids for company while sober and tell me how long you lay off the sauce for! 😉😝

Yeah well it sodding beats nervous breakdowns WHO shows just how distant you have become from common humanity. I drink to the demise of global authoritarian organizations.

We don't need this negativity during the pandemic WHO

joefattorini theJeremyVine DrSarahJarvis I beg to differ...🍷🍷🕺🕺😜

Absolutely fucking no one

I'll do some research and report back.

Who's Alcohol?

Bore off!

I will drink to that.

a lot of people will start wining after reading this.

Alcohol is always an unhealthy coping strategy. What if, however, its just boredom?

Jesus who said that 😁

Roger Daltrey and co should be quiet.

“Shut up.”—Everyone rose

Well it’s helping me

Well they can feck right off right now!

Heard it’s unhelpful for a lot of situations

Probably had a glass of red wine whilst writing this article

Unhelpful coping strategy for any situation.

AshleighMeikle natashameikle mjrtomsajunkie feeling personally victimised by this here 😒😒😒😒

Mind your business WHO

_rebeccaleech sarah_ghojdi :/

WHO?

Yeah we know, but have you met my family and or roommates

Absolute bollox. hic hic hic.

Oh dear ...i need a new plan

BenFoxyy

Also how about weed? coping like a Boss.... Hurray for Retirement, couldn't cope like this for 3 decades!

BS Stress is a killah! Moderate Alcohol intake is a stress Killah! WHO DAT now baby?

That's what the weed is for.

These are bad people

Fake news.

That tweet came a little too late...

WHO also said the coronavirus didn't transmit from person to person so they can just go fuck themselves I'm getting drunk.

nolankr

Corona virus drunk or sober can kill -go out pissed init😂

I will drink to that.

Sorry, what? 🥃🥃🥃

Feels like we're past that point also I don't give a shit

Its a very good coping strategy

Nonsense

The same WHO who waited weeks to declare this a pandemic? The same WHO who discourages the use of face masks? Yeah, suck my dick.

Seems to be working so far?

FakeNews!!!!!

Pfft

Meth it is then.

WHO was wrong about the wu flu, can't trust em.

WRONG

I strongly disagree.

So it IS a coping strategy?

matt_james89 Sam_Hyde87 Derek_duPreez nellgriffiths

I beg to differ.

Square go ya klunt

Alcohol is a solution

Alcohol is unhelpful coping strategy. Who says? Fixed it.

heaven knows

Lies

It isn’t...

Many people have an addiction to alcohol, if it isn’t available, they may seek out illegal, dangerous alternatives, putting themselves and others at risk. judgenot

Hold my beer...

Could be worse. 3 week lockdown in South Africa with alcohol ban. RIOT.

whatcha attacking me for WHO

WHO can FRO.

Yah boo 😂😂😂

From my experience it definitely helps.

you spelt ‘NO ONE says’ wrong

Nice try 😏

It’s by far the worst coping strategy. Apart from all the other ones.

yeah, well they’re not called WHO for nothing.

I beg to differ....

ROFL Good one.

Says who?

WHO says....more like says who?

TikeyaHolloway

UNSUBSCRIBE

Its helping me

Well, they would say that, wouldn't they...

Piss off

The WHO needs to pipe the fuck down about our coping strategies.

What we supposed to do?!

Not in this house it’s not.

No shit Sherlock

Pfff! What do they know? Hic.

I quite need it.

Oh Yes it is.

I beg to differ

Now is not the time.

alcohol is literally poison to the body,how could drinking poison help ?

Bore off the independent

Working for me, so far

Lies

Some medical advice just isn't helpful.

Fake news

With the greatest of respect to our esteemed advice givers: 1. This is not your purview. 2.

It’s a more sensible decision to stick up on alcohol then it is loo roll and pasta

And repeating the Chinese government's lies is an unhelpful strategy for preventing a pandemic. So if you don't mind mines a wiskey and given the current situation make it a pint. Cheers.

Depends on how it's used...

have heard from quite a few friends that they're drinking way more than usual and am worried about what this will mean on a larger scale

Yeah says who indeed

Me fooked then

Hahaha. That ship has SAILED! 😄

Sorry dad.

WHO has had to much to say lately.

reported blocked unsubscribed suspicious packages mailed

I’d like to know how consumption of alcohol under lockdown compares to consumption when all the pubs/bars etc were open.

BOOOOOOO WHO. BOOOOO.

Subtweeting all y’all

WHO says ? Ha. So we are now living in a police state locked in our homes and you now want to tell us what to drink. How about fuck off WHO darktolight Andrenochrome PodestaEmails

Twitter expert Karen’s definitely got a different opinion on this 🤔🤦‍♂️🤣

Past caring.

Lies

YOU’RE an unhelpful coping strategy

Not in our house it isn’t.

Are you sure?

F*** the WHO🍷🥂🍻

WHO can fuck right off

What utter tosh! 🍷🍷

Seems to working spectacularly well for me

darren_mcm take note you big bastard 😂

You wanna see a nation cope without it?

The WHO can sod off. I never liked Pete Townshend anyway.

I beg to differ

Helping me. At least there is something to look forward to in the evening.

🤣😂🤣

The WHO needs to reevaluate their criteria about what 'helpful' means

No shit

Take it from us and we will be rioting!

They’re doing it wrong.

It's time to give up the WHO

I beg to differ!

I’m fucked then

Aye, fuck off 😄🍺🍺

Please let us deal with one thing at a time.

Bollocks to that!🍺🍺🥂🥂🍾🍾😂

I dunno, who says?

Challenge accepted

NOT NOW WHO

ThisIsMyBeer DaytimeDrinking OldBaldAndDrunk Oklahoma TheShame TheShameTulsa OiTheShame

WHO the fuck do you think you are?

Oh really?

Say that to my face.

This White Lady and Perfect Manhattan felt very helpful....

This has been misquoted. It actually appears as “Who says alcohol is unhelpful coping strategy for Coronavirus?!”

macca187

Sod off 🤬

Sod that.

I disagree.

Is chocolate a better solution?

Twitter might be worse

Who?

SufferingSaffa oops

How dare you! Tyskie!!

Stay out of this WHO. This is the UK and we are experts at drinking to forget🇬🇧

Yeah Right!

You spelt ‘ABSOLUTELY SUPERB’ wrong.

So legalise weed then. Sorted.

StiffUpperLip TheBritishWay

Doing our best to cope here. MakingTheBestOfAnAwfulSituation

says WHO?

I'll be proving them wrong this weekend. And the next.

Unless they put it in a vaccine and big pharma can monetise it !!!!

If you’re understandably becoming anxious because of the corona virus crisis, drinking to get drunk and hoping it’ll dispel your anxiety just won’t work. You’ll just become more anxious.

Lol next

🐂💩🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

Just finished my bottle of wine lmao

I beg to differ.

Bite me.

I’ll be the judge of that, thank you *hic* 🥴

Ya don't say... *sip

I beg to differ.

Oh....

Now you've crossed a limit WHO fuck right off

Self-isolate responsibly.

Legalise weed then FFS

It can weaken the immune system. So yeah its not particularly helpful right now. 😇🤪

Sure don't get wankered and become a burden on the NHS but a couple of glasses a day ain't gonna hurt

Just caught myself saying'fuck off experts!' Jesus Christ, 4 days of lockdown and I'm agreeing with Michael Gove!! 😧

Can you think of a better one ?

fakenews

That's me done then😫

IDn92

EllisFolkard

WHO have not been any good for the world in the last few months; now this unhelpfull comment!

I beg to differ me and my husband had an awesome night with our good friend whiskey 🥃 😉

It’s just monday... nothing to do with lockdown

Well I read this 14 hours too late

It’s the solution I’m going with. Cheers.

that's why i'm getting constantly stoned

Just means more people in a&e as it triggers underlying health and anger issues in a minority who imbibe too much. But impossible to stop without the fear of God who declares it a sin because of the damage drunkards do to themselves and others.

True. Something I've learned quite quickly. A glass or two in a pub is one thing, but drinking at home when things are like this is a terrible idea.

Get me some drugs then

Mind your own damn business

Well, it works for me! sendmorewine

WHO says...says WHO?

Don't tell me what to do WHO. You're not even my real dad. *runs up stairs, slams door*

I call bullshit on that!

Aaah the English will never change quantity vs quality 😂

WHO says so

What else are we meant to do

Who do they think they are?

Especially if it takes up room in your shopping basket.

Suggestions such as this will only make people drink more. People don’t like to be told what and what not to do. 😂😂 Nevertheless, I haven’t drank all week after being hammered last weekend

I won’t tell you what my wife just said about that statement...🤭

But what are we supposed to drink with our Crunchy Nut Cornflakes?

Who do WHO think they are?

No shit...

Long term yes.. big problem. Short term Big fun.... read it again...🙃🤔🧐

I have found it helps

What do they know 😂😂

It doesn't solve the problem.

Shut the alcohol outlets.

Drink, pass out, stay inside. This seems like a good strategy

He’s not listening

Me seeing no alternative solution in the title of the article

Good because the only alcohol I have got for the next 12 weeks is one bottle of wine!

Oh thanks Sherlock!

🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

Ummmmmmm, so what.

YOU ARE AN UNHELPFUL COPING STRATEGY!!

Pass the cherry-tinted Kool-Aid.

Too late ey cooper_russ 🤷🏻‍♀️

Whatever...I will cope how I feel like...😡😡

Don’t fucking tell me how to cope....

FatherBob Is it okay if you thoroughly wash bottles and glasses? Just asking for a friend.

Who says it

But depression is better ?

Says Who?

Why Hinder Only peace i got left

👀

👀

WHO says that? Obviously no-one who's ever had a delicious G&T while contemplating the Great Unknown...

who said this ?

Actually it's fucking brilliant

Just trying to disinfect all the surfaces. Alcohol inside and out. 😏

14 units of alcohol is just over a bottle of wine I think.

Bullshit.

酒精可以消灭病毒,只要你把它喝到肺里就OK了!

Can we get the second opinion I thought it was working greatem

I beg to differ

Shut up.

ALCOHOL IS UNHELPFUL FOR ANY COPING STRATEGY!

Yeah it took 25 years for that penny to drop for me.

😂😂😂 quiet you!

Only unhelpful because you can't get it any more!

Who says, no one!

Bullshit. They don’t have Trump.

Shows the level of influence alcohol co.’s have on government policy

Alcohol isn't a coping strategy it's a drink - BE

NSS🙂

I have conferred with a chemist friend, who has confirmed that alcohol is a solution.

Go to hell.

better for you than gaming or anime

But... I want my 10:30 AM gin and tonics...

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