This article highlights how the pandemic accelerated the alcoholism of people who previously only “had an alcohol problem”, but that is only part of the story.

This article highlights how the pandemic accelerated the alcoholism of people who previously only “had an alcohol problem”, but that is only part of the story. I am alcoholic Brit who has “not touched a drop” for nearly 5 years. I have also lived in America, Europe and Asia. My personal experience is still that America has way less of a drinking culture than UK. Most people who drink alcohol do NOT become alcoholics. This is unlike smoking where almost everyone becomes addicted.