Excess drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic could end up leading to thousands of extra deaths and hospital admissions over the next 20 years, health experts have warned.
Research from NHS England and the University of Sheffield shows that while lighter drinkers reduced their intake during the pandemic, heavier drinkers ended up consuming more and may never return to the level they were at.
Those aged between 25 and 34 who were already drinking at higher levels before the pandemic were more likely to increase their drinking when COVID-19 hit than any other group.
Looking at how this problem could develop, in a best-case scenario, the NHS says even if all drinkers returned to the level they were consumin...
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