More women in the U S. are drinking themselves to death, research finds

Between 2019 and 2020, the rate of alcohol-related deaths rose about 25%, reflecting the “hidden tolls of the pandemic,” such as increased drinking to cope with pandemic-related stress, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open in May. For context, the death rate for all causes of death increased 16.5% during this time frame. When the psychedelic …