Study shows parents drinking more during COVID-19

Wine sales have spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic .

Wine sales have spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: AAP

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A new drug and alcohol report has found nearly one in six Australian parents have been drinking alcohol every day since the coronavirus measures began.

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