Non-drinkers are ‘more depressed, lack social skills’

PEOPLE who spurn alcohol tend to be miserable social misfits, research suggests.

Non-drinkers are ‘more depressed, lack social skills’

Teetotallers had significantly higher levels of depression and anxiety than moderate drinkers, a study found. They were also likely to lack social skills, it was claimed.

Abstainers suffered even more mental problems than the heaviest drinkers who consumed too much alcohol.

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