Increases in drunkenness frequency since the start of the pandemic as a function of pre-pandemic AUD status are displayed in Fig. 1. Increases in drunkenness frequency since the start of the pandemic were significantly greater (p < 0.001) among those experiencing AUD symptoms prior to the start of the pandemic (14% report increased frequency of drunkenness) when compared to those without a history of AUD (5% report increased frequency drunkenness). Among individuals in remission from AUD prior to the start of the pandemic, rates of increased drunkenness were 10% for those who were drinking pre-pandemic and 4% for those who had previously been abstinent. Across all groups, women reported nominally greater increases in drunkenness frequency when compared with men; however, only women experiencing pre-pandemic AUD symptoms reported significantly greater (p < 0.001) rates of increased drunkenness since the start of the pandemic compared to women without a history of AUD (17% vs. 5%).
