Alcohol-Related Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Alcohol-Related Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic, in JAMA

key takeaway: "The number and rate of alcohol-related deaths increased approximately 25% between 2019 and 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rates increased prior to the pandemic, but less rapidly (2.2% mean annual percent change between 1999 and 20174). The rate increase for alcohol-related deaths in 2020 outpaced the increase in all-cause mortality, which was 16.6%."