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Finns have prepared for COVID-19 emergency by buying enormous amount of alcohol, and it's a ticking time bomb: "Scenes collapse in many fami

 
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Finns have prepared for COVID-19 emergency by buying enormous amount of alcohol, and it's a ticking time bomb: "Scenes collapse in many fami
Finns now have more alcohol at home than ever before. The parents of 70,000 children have a substance abuse problem. In exceptional circumstances, less assistance is available. Kaarlo Simojoki, Managing Director of A-Clinic, raises an issue that many of us can influence in an interview.

In a way, you could have guessed it. Finland declares a state of emergency, and what do many do? Hoard a pack of tap wine and spirits. HS reported last week that Alko saw growth in all product groups. Beer, cider and tentacles were sold more than usual, grocery stores said.

The state of emergency caused by the coronavirus pandemic may therefore have increased alcohol consumption by many Finns. At least there is now more alcohol at home than usual.

Simojoki believes, however, that the real time bomb of the corona crisis can tick off the rise in alcohol consumption.

“If schools are closed, Finns will work remotely until the end of May, and there will be more layoffs, but the effects of increased alcohol use will be reflected in society. The bill can be enormous if the services are neglected, ”he says.

Increased leisure time can increase the amount of drinking.

"I would like to believe that the Finns are smart and understand this situation, but I am very worried. We have a really big group of people who have a risk of using alcohol or have a problem with alcohol, ”Simojoki says.

However, SIMOJOKI is not only concerned with families where parents are marginalized or seriously alcoholic.

“These parents are the ones who already have a clear problem with alcohol. There is still a need to count on those whose drinking increases during the state of emergency, ”he points out.

“We should not have the wrong idea of what an alcoholic family means. There are just over 200,000 alcoholics in Finland, and most of them work. ”

Families in which the “scenes have been upright” are likely to be most affected by the state of emergency, Simojoki believes. Telecommuting or layoffs can now ruin the structure whereby drinking has somehow been kept under control, for example, evenings or weekends.

"If now those on the brink of problematic use and addiction move into teleworking or get laid off, drinking can become full-time," Simojoki warns.

Families are good at thinking about their own alcohol consumption, even if it seems to be under control or not in large quantities.

“Some may think that I am calming myself now with one glass of the day and another glass of the evening. Now, however, children are all day at home watching their parents drink alcohol. ”

Depending on the child, how much alcohol can be distressing for the parent.

“One child may already be very anxious about the parent drinking one glass, the other child not so much. Add to that the coronavirus emergency, moving home to school, and preventing a child from seeing his or her friends, even the slightest amount of alcohol consumption by an adult can be very stressful for the child, ” says Simojoki.

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