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Drinking at home has become a quick and easy way to relieve stress as people's movements are being limited. Continued excessive drinking may have a negative impact on one's health and relationships.

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Akiyoshi Saito, a psychiatric social worker at a clinic in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. Experts warn of health risks as people's alcoholic consumption grows under authorities' stay-at-home requests to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

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Continued excessive drinking may have a negative impact on one's health and relationships.

You don't say!!!!

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I suspect thought that overall people will be drinking less given that many people will not be going to restaurants and bars.

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What does one’s home have to do wi5 crowded trains during rush hour. Are people drinking on trains! Heavens no way.

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Unfortunately isolation and a lot unused time can often result in excessive drinking. I made it a rule not to drink alone.

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The health burden with covid 19 is going to be nothing once they starting dealing with the health problems that the stress from the virus start to surface, ie liver - kidney damage relationship problems - social issues etc, from all the stay at home and the excess drinking, lack of exercise and social/mental stimulation/interaction.

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