Drinking and Excess Deaths in lockdown

The party is over, but the hangover will last a long time.

Christmas is a time for family, rest and reflection:  when few people hit the web, read reports and look at what is happening around them. 

This is why the timing of the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) Alcohol-specific deaths in the UK: registered in 2021 probably meant little pick up from mainstream media. However, the report contains disturbi…