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Collected Item: “Bay Area drinking 42% more alcohol than usual while sheltering in coronavirus pandemic”

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Bay Area drinking 42% more alcohol than usual while sheltering in coronavirus pandemic

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News Article, Found on San Francisco Chronicle Website

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This is a news article that highlights the alcohol consumption behavior in the San Francisco Bay Area following the state's March 17, 2020 shelter in place orders. Based on a series of data across smartphone connected breathalyzer devices and sales from the web-based retailer, Wine.com, the company BACtrack discovered that alcohol consumption was up across. The company also reported seeing similar results across the country, specifically in metropolitan areas. https://perma.cc/K3FA-CYF6

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#ASU, #HST580, #SanFranciscoBayArea

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Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle

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2020-03-31
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