Hyderabad: The Covid crisis has caused many things to hit the bottle harder in the state.
Last year it was estimated that there had been an increase in alcoholism of around 20-25%.
Even for those who tried to kick the habit, the temptation had been stirred again after being shaken by sudden lifestyle changes.
“At the beginning of the lip last year, it was very difficult to overcome change.
Even though I could reach the support group, I slowly began to slip deeper into alcoholism.
Since then I have been at a higher level of supervision by my family because everyone lives at home and The problem is often lifted.
It only led me to take refuge in alcohol more than before, “said an alcoholic (name detained at the request).
In addition to overcoming additional supervision and job insecurity, many alcoholic addicts also face a higher covid threat because they have at least one co-morbidity.
“I constantly have the thought that I will still die so I get a virus and it makes me drink more.
Now, I have to do a situation where I have to seek help,” recognize other alcohol which is now seeking help at the Institute of Mental Health .
Close at home and lack of human contact also makes a lot of finding a company in a bottle.
Krishna, a member of Alcoholics Anonymous (AP and Telangana), said that there were about 25 times in alcoholism in recent months.
“The reason why we lose a lot of people for alcohol now is that they cannot meet.
Our meeting has shifted to online mode, but unlike the previous person has the choice to come out and escape from a meeting whenever they want.
The reason we said the desire for Stop is at the same level because we get the same number of calls looking for help for de-addiction, “Krishna said.
While physical meetings allow the level of control, a pandemic has also made it difficult for anonymous alcoholic addicts to reach those in need.
“Many fall back to their old habits after making a considerable progress,” Krishna said.
The lack of human contact has made many companies find companies instead.
Krishna, a member of Alcoholics Anonymous (AP and Telangana), said that there has been a 25-fold increase in alcoholism in recent months