Research shows that Americans are drinking more during the pandemic. Here's why that's troubling — and what experts suggest to avoid overdoing it.
in last year, so too was alcohol. As more people began sheltering in their homes to help curb the spread of COVID-19, retail alcohol sales in the U.S. started to rise along with sales of cleaning products, TP, and food, showing just how important our drinking rituals are even in a crisis.
But even before the pandemic started, alcohol-related deaths were already on the rise in the U.S., according to, which found that from 2006 to 2018, deaths from alcohol use increased by 43%. Researchers noted that though the rates each year were higher for men than women, the increases in the rates among women were more dramatic, especially for those living in rural areas.
Dr. Haripriya Maddur, a hepatologist and assistant professor at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine told TODAY that women in particular are at risk right now."They're developing much, much more liver disease at younger ages. And so it's really, really frightening. It's actually alarming as a hepatologist.”
Wendy McClary, a licensed marriage and family therapist, said that the rise in alcohol consumption is something to watch very carefully.
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