Risky alcohol consumption can increase at time of retirement
Friday, March 31, 2017 - 12:32
in Psychology & Sociology
Every tenth employee increases their alcohol consumption to risky levels at the time of retirement from full-time employment. However, the increase seems to be temporary as risky drinking often decreases during the retirement. For most pensioners, alcohol consumption remains below the risk levels before and after retirement, a new Finnish study concludes.