It’s predicted alcoholic liver disease, already increasing before the Covid-19 crisis, will rise further when the pandemic is over. A surge in the need for alcohol ­treatment will rise in parallel, say Ilora Finlay and Ian Gilmore in the BMJ. Drinking alcohol can also trigger domestic violence. Early in lockdown we saw a rise in calls to domestic violence charities. Research shows alcohol relates to domestic abuse, finding 25-50% of domestic abusers have been drinking at the time of the assault.

Source: Daily Mirror July 02, 2020 18:28 UTC