Calls to alcohol hotline triple during pandemic
The National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline received 25,000 calls last year, new figures show
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The number of calls to alcohol support services in 2021 was triple that made before the COVID-19 pandemic, research shows.
A report from the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) blames the surge on higher levels of stress and anxiety, as well as boredom and isolation during lockdown.