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Alcohol and tobacco sales climb during early months of COVID-19 pandemic – Medical Xpress

COVID-19 has taken a huge medical, emotional and economic toll on Americans. Now, new Keck Medicine of USC research shows that the pandemic may also have harmful…

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COVID-19 has taken a huge medical, emotional and economic toll on Americans. Now, new Keck Medicine of USC research shows that the pandemic may also have harmful indirect consequences.
Alcohol and tobacco sales nationwide rose in the early months of COVID-19, according to a study appearing in the Annals of Internal Medicine today. From AprilJune 2020, researchers found that sales of these substances increased 34% and 13% respectively when compared to the same months in 2019.
“These are significant…

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