How Has Drinking Behavior Changed During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

In response to the pandemic, states issued stay-at-home orders in March 2020. Along with those orders, many states relaxed alcohol regulations—for
example, many states started to allow curbside pickup of alcohol. The popular media reported a jump in alcohol sales and anecdotal accounts
of increased drinking. But how did alcohol consumption change across the nation?

RTI funded a survey of nearly 1,000 Americans in May 2020 to assess changes in alcohol consumption and other measures of mental health from
before (February) to after (April) the onset of measures to combat COVID-19.

Register now to hear the full results of the survey, including the different ways in which drinking changed during the pandemic and the implications
for public health.