America is drinking more booze, ingesting more weed and spending more time on porn sites to while away the hours in self-isolation. Luckbox looks at vices during quarantine.

The nation is beginning to reopen, but Americans have felt cooped up for a long time. California imposed the nation’s first statewide COVID-19 lockdown on March 19, and within a week 20 other states enforced stay-at-home orders. Eventually, nearly everyone in the country shared in the isolation.

With the exception of what state or local officials deemed essential services, nearly every aspect of pre-pandemic public life was put on pause.

The unprecedented shift to self-confinement with no predetermined end soon sparked rapid, impactful changes in behavior....

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