The effect of substance abuse during pandemic to stay for decades
The pandemic has not only limited Americans to their homes but has also pushed them towards the bottle. With the lockdown posing multiple challenges and changing the new normal, more and more Americans sought the comfort of alcohol as a coping mechanism.
According to a recent study, as many as every third American has tried binge drinking since the pandemic began. The study results were based on 2000 interviews carried out by scientists from the School of Public Health, University of Texas. Read more