link!They also witnessed a 111 per cent increase in people getting in touch with concerns over alcohol use.Startling figures were initially revealed in the charity’s; Lockdown and Beyond – A COVID Insights Report, released in December, and their figures for January show little change.Justina Murray, CEO of SFAD, said: “In December, we really thought we were turning a corner in terms of months of lockdowns and restrictions, and the distressing impact this has had on families affected by a loved one’s alcohol or drug use.
However, we are firmly back in lockdown, with an ever-changing timetable as to when this might shift, and for families this is now a desperate situation with no end in sight.“Staying at home is not a way to ‘stay safe’ when.
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