{"id":68780,"date":"2021-05-27T15:12:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T14:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=68780"},"modified":"2021-12-16T18:31:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:31:53","slug":"lockdown-blues-how-the-pandemic-changed-our-relationship-with-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/sport-health\/lockdown-blues-how-the-pandemic-changed-our-relationship-with-alcohol","title":{"rendered":"Boredom boozing: How the pandemic changed our relationship with alcohol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wales has seen the highest number of deaths in 2020 compared to the last 20 years due to misuse of alcohol. How has our relationship with alcohol changed during the pandemic?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/3-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68877\" width=\"769\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/3-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/3-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/3-3-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/3-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68877\" width=\"769\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/3-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/3-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/3-3-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The boredom of lockdown led to increased alcohol intake by people in Cardiff.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cracking open a beer became a nightly occurrence for William, signalling the end to yet another day stuck between four walls. His only escape became a daily trip to his local supermarket to get the &#8220;usual&#8221;, a large crate of cheap beer.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLast year when the lockdown first happened, there was the heatwave,&#8221; said William, an engineering student at Cardiff University. &#8220;The Lidl next to my house advertised the alcohol really cheap. Me and my housemate at the time bought a crate each, and we just spent two days drinking through it,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With pubs, bars and non-essential shops closed for months over the last year, William and his flatmate began drinking every night simply because there was nothing to do. He remembers going three times in the space of two days and buying more alcohol to pass the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cThe lockdown cut out all social interaction and made drinking more standard because it moved the norm of going to pubs,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/4-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/4-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/4-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/4-3-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/4-3-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/4-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/4-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/4-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/4-3-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/4-3-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>&#8220;It was easier to buy a bigger amount of alcohol as shops sold multi-packs of alcohol at lower prices,&#8221; says William.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>William was one of millions in the UK who saw an increase in their alcohol consumption over the last year. In 2020, England and Wales experienced highest number of deaths in the last 20 year due to misuse of alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Corey Doel, a Cardiff resident also noticed how accessible alchohol felt during the pandemic. &#8220;With Covid, everyone was working from home and studying from home and staying inside four walls wasn\u2019t the best,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Alcohol was accessible at very low prices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He compares the prices of alcohol in pubs and in supermarkets and says, \u201cWith the pandemic, it was so much easier to be able to get alcohol in a tighter budget as well.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karina Lakova, a student from Cardiff University says that alcohol consumption  increased as people started losing jobs, &#8220;we all just wanted to socialise to avoid depression and anxiety.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/2-9-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/2-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/2-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/2-9-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/2-9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/2-9-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/2-9-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/2-9.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/2-9-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/2-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/2-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/2-9-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/2-9-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/2-9-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/2-9-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/2-9.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>With the pubs being closed, supermarkets were the only option to buy alcohol from.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBefore the pandemic, we had a busy life and we looked forward to the weekend to go out and meet our friends, but the lockdown turned everyday into a weekend,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lockdown has even tempted the teetotallers at tasting the infamous drink. Kaushal Menon, a 21-year-old student who has never had alcohol says, \u201cA lot of representation in pop culture of when you&#8217;re struggling or you&#8217;re not feeling too good is to have a drink.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says: &#8220;Over the lockdown, I&#8217;ve had the thought that I should drink, but I didn&#8217;t do it because I don&#8217;t believe in it as it&#8217;s a societal construct.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand individuals such as Robert Jones, a 37-year-old operating theatre nurse at the Royal Gwent Hospital, felt that lockdown had the opposite effect. He says the lockdown did not have much impact on his alcohol intake as he was constantly working.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"How to limit alcohol consumption.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NJ3mSYRhfQo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"How to limit alcohol consumption.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NJ3mSYRhfQo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><figcaption>Watch the video for a few easy steps to limit your alcohol consumption.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn my days off from work, I was just resting, catching up on sleep, going for a walk, but as far as my mental health and alcohol intake is concerned, the lockdown hasn\u2019t really affected me at all,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although, Robert does agree that the boredom of lockdown did get to a few of his friends outside work and they turned towards alcohol for support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many like William saw this change in drinking habits as a short-term thing., something that they would stop when restrictions were lifted. \u201cWe consumed alcohol just so that days go by and hoped that it\u2019ll be over one day,\u201d he says.  For others, this was the beginning of a slippery slope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For advice and information on alcohol abuse and consumption visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recoverycymru.org.uk\/\">Recovery Cymru<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2020, Wales experienced the highest number of deaths in the last 20 years due to alcohol misuse. 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