The coronavirus COVID – 19 is not to be taken lightly, and has disrupted people’s lives around the world. The scale of disruption is massive, generating fear and stress, loss of jobs and income, schools closed, businesses shut, and government imposed quarantine at home. With uncertainty comes acute stress and anxiety, which will cause many people to resort to alcohol to relax and temporarily escape their new reality. In fact, one recent press article indicated that alcohol consumption increased by 42% in the San Francisco bay area. Nobody else seems to be keeping track, but because of restaurant and bar closures the overall trend is clearly to increase home consumption of alcohol. So suddenly we have become a society of stay at home winos drinking in isolation, or if you are lucky, with your spouse. Making matters worse, you are probably stressed, nervous, anxious, lacking exercise, and looking to...
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