January 20, 2022 ~ "Dry January," refers to the first month of the year, after the holidays have passed, where people abstain from drinking alcohol for the full month. How do the holidays affect drinking habits, and how does mental health play into drinking rates? Clinical Associate Professor in Departments of Psychiatry, Surgery, and Neurology at the University of Michigan Dr. Gerald Scott Winder talks to Paul W. Smith about the connections that have been found between mental health and alcohol consumption, and also how the pandemic has affected these connections.