Alcohol-related deaths and hospitalizations spiked during the pandemic. Could policy have made a difference?

Alcohol-related deaths and hospitalizations spiked during the pandemic. Could policy have made a difference?

The COVID-19 pandemic threw a wrench in Dr. Peter Butt's retirement plans. Not because of an influx in patients infected with the new virus — but because he pivoted to an inpatient addiction medicine consulting service, and so many more people

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