During the quarantine introduced due to the coronavirus pandemic, Americans began to drink alcohol 15% more often, in particular women and young people. This is stated in a study published on Tuesday, September 29, in the scientific journal JAMA Network Open.

It is noted that American sociologists from the RAND Research Center in Santa Monica drew attention to how in the spring of this year, at the beginning of the pandemic, the turnover of alcohol (by 54%) and its online sales (by 262%) increased sharply in the country..

In this regard, the scientists decided to analyze the data of the American Life Panel project, in the framework of which the drinking habits of about six thousand volunteers were studied, obtained in the late spring of 2020 and 2019..

According to the results of the study, during isolation, women began to drink alcohol more often by 40% more often, and young people - by 19%.

Scientists noted that this trend should be taken into account by the social and medical services of those countries of the world that are actively introducing social isolation and other restrictive measures to combat the spread of coronavirus..

South African authorities reportedly banned the sale of alcohol to free up hospital beds for COVID-19 patients - so that hospital beds would not be needed for those with alcohol-related injuries.

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