As long as we're pushing preferred narratives (in your case: public health measures = bad), maybe it's because hospitals and treatment rooms were full of unvacc

As long as we're pushing preferred narratives (in your case: public health measures = bad), maybe it's because hospitals and treatment rooms were full of unvaccinated individuals and people who declined to social-distance or wear masks, preventing alcoholics in distress from getting the acute treatments they need. Certainly a lot of cancer patients died that way[1][2][3][4][5]. I know a lot of people who took advantage of the pandemic to sort out their lives, including getting sober. Public health authorities from day 1 were taking into account the affects of lockdowns on mental health, thankfully following the evolving science instead of internet conspiracy theories. [1] https://khn.org/news/article/covid-overwhelmed-hospitals-postpone-cancer-care-and-other-treatment/ https://khn.org/news/article/covid-overwhelmed-hospitals-pos... [2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/21/how-unvaccinated-pandemic-threaten-everyones-health/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/21/how-unvac... [3] https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-20/covid-19-surge-hospital-capacity-full-transfers https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-20/covid-19... [4] https://www.breastcancer.org/managing-life/staying-well-during-covid-19/impact-on-breast-cancer-care https://www.breastcancer.org/managing-life/staying-well-duri... [5] https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-20/hospitals-face-grim-weeks-california https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-20/hospital...