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This needed a study? The world shut down in like 48 hours, and we were sheltering in place. If consumption didn’t increase, that would have been the problem.

and really, is it any wonder?

I drank like the plane was going down!

I just injected it...you know, like bleach. Duh.

Boredom drinking is different from stress-related. -E

Cnn being useless again lol

My alcohol use increased in 2017 when the stark reality of our national nightmare hit🤨

Almost 6 years sober. Life is hard either way, but at least I’m healthy now and have choices.

Ummmm… duh?

You could use a drink

No wonder they can't AFFORD EGGS ! Or GAS !

No shit Sherlock

Was it the pandemic or Trump’s final year?

Don't need a study to tell me people were bored and started drinking more

Big surprise. How is alcohol consumption since this election?

Wait until Jan 20 2025... consumption will go through the roof

Maybe the alcohol including disinfectant sprays made people illiterately MISthink that 'if they drink alcohol too, it'd be better body defence against covid' while excessive alcohol drinking weakens the immunity which is the main killer of covid virus via antibodies they produce!

The liquor stores magically didn’t get shut down

Grow up

Ya don’t say

DUH. Hey CNN, how come you all did not do more reporting on the increase of hate especially towards women since 2016?

Some?

I think that alcohol consumption will eclipse Covid levels starting 1/20/25.

This is old news. Why resurfacing now? SMH

Long COVID justifies long-term, high-volume alcohol consumption (ie, Long Boozing).

I can guarantee you it's gonna get worse over the next 4 years.

Also, immediately after the last election.

Find a clever way to get rid of Trump and Project 2025. There will be va slight surge (celebratory) and then a sudden drop, as most people will suddenly not be as stressed out.

And now an increase for coping for the next 4 years.

Obviously.

I am reminded of the words of the great John Cleese, "What's your specialty subject? The bleeding fucking obvious!?!"

Duh

It was better than ingesting bleach.

Can confirm.

Makes total sense

Seems like the right thing to do during a global plague. 🤷‍♂️

Man I tried bleach instead it worked wonderfully

Yeah I had a bad case of it in my head...but I took care of that

As I read the article, there's an ad for Glenfiddich...🤔

Isn't all drinking stress-reducing drinking?

Oh wow! Forbidding people to go out and tell them they could die in agony at any time pushed them to drink? How surprising!

Not sure how that can be because sales are way down.

No shit

Breaking news: grass is green

Correlation is not causation. I think there was something else happening at the same time that has continued to instigate the collective need for self-medication. Now what could that be?

Wow. Really hard hitting stuff.

lol this is news how the hell else do you suggest we survive a pandemic 😀

#tbf mine has always been a bit high. ;-) #drinkemifyougottem

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Well..no shit!

We needed a study to determine this. Yeh everyone is home stuck with the kids and spouse 24/7 not going out , barely driving. What else did you want us to do?

It goes to show what we do when we have no job and nothing to do.

I wonder how much money the government gave them in a grant to study this. "Alcohol consumption went up when it was one of the only things you were allowed to do for a year"... Ok?

Some? Lololol

Of course we're still tippin' 'em back. COVID is the frickin' least of our worries at this point.

Why does this keep showing up in my feed… 👀

It's about to get a whole lot higher...

Yes, alcohol certainly increased during the pandemic years and I suspect the birthrate as well. What do you say?

Trump is still here. Of course it is

No shit sherlock

Let me explain it: the economy is shit. Did you hear that? It’s not about inflation or unemployment. It’s about wealth disparity. People on the bottom are extremely poor compared to the ultra billionaires who are only getting richer. Fix the economy and you will solve the drinking problem.

Breaking news.

In other breaking news, Avengers: Endgame was a huge hit at the box office, and Susan Collins thinks Trump learned a “pretty big lesson” from his (first) impeachment.

Well, duh!!

Ugh. Typo.

Duh!

Liquor stores were open 😂😂

Oh god did they have a second spritzer?

You’re kidding me…

No shit, what else did we have to do? Getting hammered with friends and family on zoom became our happy hour.

Headed into 4 years of Trump. My study shows that it won’t get much better.

It became airport rules during covid

Better than injecting bleach lol 🤣

I sure did. That's when I started to drink liquors.

We all know this. We lived it. Don’t remind us.

In other news, the Pacific Ocean is damp.

Wonder what the consumption levels were after this last election?

Never.

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Really? You didn't know that just by living through it? And, with the crisis in the world, THIS is what you are reporting?

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No kidding! And water is wet!

Exactly what's changed since then? Not a damn thing. Of course we're still going to be drinking. Rome is falling, morons.

Party on, y'all. But get an Uber and stay safe out there!

I wonder why. I doubt my liver will survive another 4 years of Trump.

Breaking: Water is wet!

No worries, after the Trump Recession and Inflation coupled with the return of polio, alcohol consumption will be the least of our problems.

Least surprising fact ever. 🙄

My consumption went down during Covid. Those lockdowns were awesome for me.

I almost spit out my syrah reading that astonishing headline!

I’ll drink to that.

Me too.

Me too!

I also.

Same. Didn't want to be that guy getting hammered alone at home. It ended up resetting my drinking habits after lockdown ended.

Islam declared it Haram forever ,So we Did not consume it then

What about the increase since the election

What else you gotta do at home

This doesn’t surprise me. Thank God I stopped drinking in 2019, I feel for all of those who were stuck at home dealing with such an insidious addiction.

Can you tell if it has increased since Trump became president elect?

Some? Lol.

What about election season