US road deaths increased by more than 10% in 2021

Re:US road deaths increased by more than 10% in 2021 by mulberrybush on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @11:35AM (#31424063)

"Alcohol consumption rose among adults over age 30 by 14% during the pandemic, with a 41% increase in women heavily drinking" - https://www.cedars-sinai.org/blog/pandemic-drinking.html

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Re:US road deaths increased by more than 10% in 2021 by qiskit on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @03:09PM (#31426465)

Maybe we should've shut down liquor stores during the pandemic.

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Re:US road deaths increased by more than 10% in 2021 by PraetorianGourd on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @06:31PM (#31428463)

Alcohol is one of the few abused substances where the withdrawal effects can kill you: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delirium_tremens

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