COVID-19 and alcohol in Australia: Industry changes and public health impacts.

Keywords: alcohol; policy; delivery; COVID; online EN alcohol policy delivery COVID online 435 440 6 07/15/20 20200701 NES 200701 The COVID-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on every aspect of our lives, including the way we drink alcohol. Risks associated with online alcohol sales and delivery With online sales and home delivery likely to continue to make up a considerable portion of the alcohol market in Australia for at least the next 3-6 months, it is worth considering the specific issues associated with this mode of alcohol supply. In a recent survey, one in five on-demand alcohol delivery service users reported that their motivation for using the service was because they were over the blood alcohol limit to drive, and 36% said that they would have had to stop drinking alcohol if the delivery service was not available [26]. [Extracted from the article]