Tuesday, March 22, 2022

US alcohol-related deaths up by 25 per cent during pandemic

The number of alcohol-related deaths in the US have increased by 25 per cent during the pandemic.


A report from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism found that the number of such deaths from causes like liver disease and accidents was up by a quarter in 2020 over the previous year.


Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports


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