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Public researcher calling for online alcohol sales overhaul

08:47 am on 2 December 2020

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A public health researcher is calling for an urgent overhaul in the way alcohol is sold online.

New research shows that online alcohol delivery services used during the Covid-19 lockdown in March caused heavier drinking and made it easier to buy drinks underage.

Dr Taisia Huckle is a senior research officer at Massey University.