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Drinking at home was once a guilty pleasure. Now everyone from bored homeworkers to professional influencers is swapping cocktail recipes and photos of colourful aperitifs. Is gin o’clock turning into unhappy hour?
'At home there is no moderation, except by partners' A good glass of wine is one of the few remaining pleasures yet to have evaporated in lockdown. But almost a year after restrictions were first imposed, our consumption has risen sharply: a new YouGov poll for Public Health England found that by last month, 5.7 per cent of adults were drinking more than 50 units of alcohol a week (equivalent to five bottles of wine), compared to an estimated 3.4 per cent the year prior. The biggest jump was among those aged 55-64, which has left experts warning that for midlifers, at-home lockdown drinking...
âA hangover doesnât mean youâve failed.â Composite: Getty/Guardian Design âA hangover doesnât mean youâve failed.â Composite: Getty/Guardian Design As stress rises, so does our alcohol consumption. Hereâs how to change your relationship with drink for good RosamundDean Fri 8 Jan 2021 12.00 EST Last modified on Thu 14 Jan 2021 11.03 EST Almost half of Britons drank more during lockdown than they would normally. If youâre looking to change your relationship with alcohol, a good start is identifying (and challenging) the lies we tell ourselves ...
Google says it will let users opt out of specific types of ads, starting with alcohol and gambling.