The Sea Change

Why aren’t Americans embracing the most promising medications for treating over-drinking?

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Alcohol consumption increased more during the COVID-19 pandemic than it had at any time in the past 50 years. Even though bars were closed for weeks on end and fewer people were out on the road doing their daily commuting, Americans were drinking so much that from 2020 through 2021 there were approximately 178,000 alcohol-related deaths - which is more deaths than from all drug overdoses combined, including opioids. 

Yet, even as we return to 1960’s Mad Men era d...