Thanks to the “endless cycle of virus-controlling restrictions,” the number of alcoholics jumped from 1.5 million to 2.5 million…

The UK recorded its highest ever year-on-year increase of alcohol-related deaths during 2020, with COVID-19 lockdowns playing a huge role in the rise.

https://summit.news/2021/12/07/highest-yearly-increase-of-alcohol-deaths-in-uk-on-record-during-2020-lockdown/