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alcholism

Alcohol use was a problem in the Midwest. Then the pandemic hit

Sara Wittmeyer

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol use has soared — and the health impacts of increased alcohol consumption are already being seen. The number of death certificates that listed alcohol as a factor jumped between 2019 and 2020.