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Print Given the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic, it isn’t surprising that drinking alcohol has risen dramatically over the past year. You or someone you know has probably ordered liquor online, become very fond of ready-to-drink cocktails or thrown a Zoom quarantini party. A spike in alcohol use, however, has also raised health concerns about a rise in heavy drinking among those — particularly women — who are struggling to cope as the pandemic wears on. Total alcohol sales outside o...

Alarming number of women are drinking more during the pandemic “We have this epidemic within this pandemic of substance abuse issues and depression and anxiety,” said Dr. Couey, Director at Hazelden Betty Ford Center San Diego. Author: Abbie Alford (Reporter) Updated: 9:46 PM PST February 11, 2021 SAN DIEGO — During the pandemic, several studies found that Americans are drinking far more than they did in previous years and it’s women who are drinking more...

Print Caring for her wife during the pandemic has been difficult for Cheryl Knapp, as friends and family aren’t able to visit and lend a hand as often as they once could. The Escondido resident started dating Sue Whitfield, now 80, soon after they met at a Christmas party in 1983, while Knapp was using a leg brace and holiday-decorated crutches to recover from a mountaineering accident. Whitfield told Knapp that anyone who could make their crutches look festive must have a good sense of humor...