Millions drinking more heavily due to coronavirus pandemic


Millions of people are drinking more heavily due to the coronavirus pandemic, a leading charity has said. Alcohol Change UK surveyed drinkers to find out the effect of lockdown and the virus. 

They found that almost one in three drinkers (29%) have been drinking at increasing or high risk levels over the past six months (over 14 units per week). Over half of drinkers (53%) said they have drunk alcohol for a mental health reason – such as feeling anxious, stressed or worried, feeling bored, having trouble sleeping, or feeling sad or low – at least once in the past six months.


Chief Executive Dr Richard Piper said: ‘Covid-19 has negatively affected our nation’s mental health, and has led millions of us to drink more heavily. Challenging the stigma and shame that many of us feel when we realise our drinking has got out of control is more important now than ever.’ 

Andrew Misell, Director for Wales at the charity, told Metro.co.uk that there were a number of reasons why some people were drinking more, some related to anxiety about the virus itself and some due to the restrictions in place to deal with it, which have left people more isolated.

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