Honestly I think alcohol is a way to self medicate for a lot of folks. The stress many people go through causes people to reach for multiple drinks to numb them to the craziness in their lives. I really think Anxiety is under diagnosed due to shame people feel that they may need proper medication so booze is easy to get and socially acceptable.
Just the stress I see people go through at the places I worked. Like everything has become really high stress and high work. I think if people could balance their lives better you would see a dent in the alcoholic rates.
Just my 2 cents.
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