NJ's Alcohol Tolerance Up 52% With Pandemic: Survey

NEW JERSEY — New Jerseyans said their alcohol tolerance has increased by 52 percent since the start of the pandemic, according to a survey by Detox.net from June 2021.

The addiction treatment resources provider surveyed 3,000 drinkers across the country and concluded that overall 32 percent of drinkers feel their alcohol tolerance has increased since the start of the pandemic.

In terms of state by state, New Jersey and Tennessee had the highest individual percentage.

One third of people who answered said that when they drink, they don’t alternate between alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

A total of 21 percent classified themselves as heavyweight drinkers and one in 10 said they tease their friends who are lightweight drinkers.

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A number of studies have indicated that alcohol consumption has increased since the beginning of the pandemic.

According to a survey from 2020 by alcohol.org, an online provider of treatment resources linked to alcohol abuse and rehabilitation, 35 percent of New Jersey residents reported drinking alcohol during work hours.

A fifth of Americans said they stockpiled alcohol in preparation for self-isolating, while 35 percent of Americans said they are more likely to drink alcohol while self-isolating.

Data from 2021 from the state of New Jersey also showed that some New Jersey school districts had sizable increases in substance abuse cases this past year.