During the pandemic, studies show alcohol became the drink of choice for many adults, and new data suggests Americans paid the price for the indulgence. VMurdockTV reports.
For Ruth Peltason, living through the pandemic on the Upper East Side near Mt. Sinai meant witnessing a daily dose of tragedy. Her favorite respite -- Central Park -- transformed into a makeshift hospital. To escape reality, she said it was"cocktail hour every day.""We did not expect the increase would be this large," said Dr. Aaron White, senior scientific advisor at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Rates increased across all age groups, but most significantly for those 35 to 44 years old at nearly 40% and for 25 to 34 years old at 37.0%. "In the old days, we considered bad flu epidemic years one that would kill more than 10,000 people in any particular year, and so if you consider that ... it's still a very strong signal," he said. "When you're seeing someone whose drinking might have increased in a way that's concerning is what we broadly refer to in mental health as functional impairment," said Dr. Alexandra Stratyner, psychologist with Stratyner and Associates.
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