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New data shows our relationship with alcohol has grown deeper and sense of reliance even escalated, with many of us turning to the bottle amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scroll through your social media newsfeed and it probably won’t take long to find friends, influencers and other individuals having a drink 'to relieve' stress, anxiety or worry triggered by a day in isolation and other impacts of social distancing.
In 2015, a study by the Australian Psychological Society showed 40% of Australians turn to alcohol in times of stress.
Recent figures from the Australian Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) show a dramatic change in our drinking habits in just a few weeks, in response to unprecedented stressors associated with the COVID-19 outbreak. And with this change comes a greater concern for the health and wellbeing of our team members, friends and family.
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