Health
Binge drinking among over-50s rising amid pandemic, says UK charity – The Guardian
Survey suggests nearly one in four may be at high risk or possibly dependent on alcohol
Before lockdown, Carole, 55, would go weeks without drinking before embarking on days of binging on wine. Since March, however, she has been drinking four bottles every day.
I havent seen anyone since March as Im not in anybodys bubble, she said. Ive always been a drinker but this is desperation now. Im just going out of my mind from being on my own.
This is a similar story for many others across the UK, according to a survey by the alcohol charity We Are With You that suggests a rise in high-risk…
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