Heavier drinking during Covid led to 2,500 more deaths from alcohol in 2022 – ONS

Addiction Economy Thought for Today - the full set of the 4 components of the Economic Model of Addiction here behind the rising stats.

FT reports also that deaths of women rose more than deaths of men due to predatory marketing and gendered promotions that portrayed alcohol as a tool for female empowerment

Men and women not likely to seek help because of stigma and lack of services, alcohol so embedded in society people forget it is a highly addictive substance.

England lags behind Scotland, Wales and NI in minimum pricing changes - regulatory capture by industry behind lack of government action on pricing and restrictions on advertising and misinformation.

Here in Guardian

https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/22/covid-heavier-drinking-deaths-2022-ons