Survey suggests nearly one in four may be at high risk or possibly dependent on alcohol

Before lockdown, Carole, 55, would go weeks without drinking before embarking on days of binging on wine. Since March, however, she has been drinking four bottles every day.

“I haven’t seen anyone since March as I’m not in anybody’s bubble,” she said. “I’ve always been a drinker but this is desperation now. I’m just going out of my mind from being on my own.”

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