In observance of Alcohol Awareness Month, read how booze affects the body as many have turned to alcohol to cope with pandemic-related stress.
Dr. Sarah Church, founder and executive director of Wholeview Wellness, explains why people started drinking more during the COVID pandemic and how to support loved ones who may be struggling with alcohol use.April is Alcohol Awareness Month and since habits increasingly fueled amid a two-year pandemic, now may be a good time to rethink your alcohol consumption for concerns of health and well-being.
Church added that without early morning commutes, people may have felt like they could drink a bit more. Dr. Sarah Church, founder and executive director of Wholeview Wellness, tells Fox News Digital why people started drinking more during the coronavirus pandemic. "[Alcohol] is really normalized," Church said."But some people find that they can’t drink safely or they can’t drink in control and so they have to make changes or they have to stop drinking."How to tell if drinking is a problem
"[Alcohol] is really normalized. But some people find that they can’t drink safely or they can’t drink in control and so they have to make changes or they have to stop drinking."A sobriety sampling, as Church explained, means a person should compare a period of time when they're not drinking to a time when they were drinking, to see if there's a difference.
"The thing I always want people to know is that there are effective treatments and that treatment for alcohol use disorder actually really helps," Church said."The outcomes for treatment are just the same as any chronic medical condition."Church said alcohol use disorder is like any other chronic medical condition.
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