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‘Why millennials like me are choosing to stay sober in lockdown’ A fifth of adults are drinking more as the pandemic restrictions continue, but young people are bucking the trend 10 February 2021 • 10:00am Millie Gooch: ‘Social media plays a part in the uptick of non-drinkers’ Credit: Emily Metcalfe for The Telegraph According to recent research into pandemic drinking habits by Alcohol Change UK, one in five people are drinking more during lockdown. Happily, I am not one of them. In fact, I don’t drink alcohol at all because three years ago, after noticing the negative toll that d...

A LEADING charity warns that lockdown and the strain of the Covid-19 pandemic may be increasing the 'triggers' that lead people towards drink. Analysis of Public Health England’s (PHE) data carried out by The Royal College of Psychiatrists in September 2020 found that over 8.4 million people were drinking at high risk levels in the UK. That's almost double the 4.8 million high-risk drinkers recorded in February 2020, before the first national lockdown began in March. In a survey by PHE published in January 2021, almost a quarter of adults said they noticed they were drinking more al...

ONE in four North-East drinkers are planning a Dry January, according to new research by Alcohol Change UK.

BBC News By Minreet Kaur image copyrightGetty Images Dry January, when drinkers aim to abstain from alcohol for a whole month, was designed to "reset" people's relationship with booze. It's a period of abstinence many felt they needed in 2021 - the pandemic has led to people drinking more alcohol, according to research from Alcohol Change UK. The charity found that one in three of us believes we drank in excess last year compared with 2019. Sadly, for some, England's latest lockdown has made Dry January seem like an impossible challenge this year. 'A cup of tea doesn't really do it for me'

Jan 6, 2021 Did you reach for more drinks than usual in 2020? You are not alone, my friend. Many drank more, starting earlier in the day. Now millions are signing on for Dry January, where you swear off the booze, for at least a month, anyway. This effort has been gaining more and more popularity since it started in 2013, when 4000 people participated. Last year 4 million took part, and even more this January 2021. Studies show you can get healthier even if you stop drinking for a month. In fact, a 2018 study says laying off the sauce for just one month lowered blood pressure and chole...