It appears plenty of New Zealanders turned to the bottle to get through the ups and downs of last year's Covid-19 rollercoaster.
New data, provided to Checkpoint, shows just how out of control drinking habits got in 2020.
Ambulance staff showed up at more than 16,000 alcohol-related incidents in 2019.
Last year that number shot up 37 percent, with paramedics heading out to more than 22,000 alcohol-fueled episodes.
Listen to the report from Nick Truebridge or read it in full here.
