"Overall alcohol consumption has dropped over the long term, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) said in a new report, but it also noted that adults who consume alcohol are drinking higher quantities of it more than they did before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the CAMH report released Monday suggests the impacts of the pandemic, and the lockdowns and public health measures imposed during those first years, have continued when it comes to alcohol use."
""It's not surprising that something that has such a significant impact on our interpersonal relations would would have that effect," said Dr. Leslie Buckley, a psychiatrist and chief of the Addictions Division at CAMH. Even though it's been a few years since social restrictions were in place, Buckley says she'd like to see fewer people drinking at a level associated with both physical and mental harm. But she and other experts believe that could be a challenge because alcohol is so easily accessible."
Overall alcohol consumption in Canada has declined over the long term, but adults who drink are consuming larger quantities than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Pandemic-era effects, including lockdowns and public health measures, appear to have ongoing impacts on alcohol use. Daily drinking rose by three percentage points in 2025 compared with 2019. About 76% of adults of legal drinking age consumed at least one alcoholic beverage in the previous 12 months, and roughly 22% drink at least monthly. Weekly and daily drinking habits represent the most notable increases, and easy accessibility of alcohol may hinder reductions in harmful drinking.
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