Excessive Drinking During the Pandemic Increased Alcoholic Liver Disease Death Rates--study

Excessive Drinking During the Pandemic Increased Alcoholic Liver Disease Death Rates The number of Californians dying from alcoholic liver disease rose dramatically in the last decade, sped by the pandemic. khnkit KFF Health News

Excessive drinking during the covid-19 pandemic increased alcoholic liver disease deaths so much that the condition killed more Californians than car accidents or breast cancer, a KFF Health News analysis has found.

Lockdowns made people feel isolated, depressed, and anxious, leading some to increase their alcohol intake. Alcohol sales rose during the pandemic, with especially large jumps in the consumption of spirits.