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“We saw that during periods of higher temperatures, there was a corresponding increase in hospital visits related to alcohol and substance use,” said first study author Robbie Parks.

“This is some validation for the community that this isn’t just a bunch of people who are complaining a lot,” said Dr. Daniel Griffin, an infectious disease expert at Columbia University.

“You want to be cautious,” said Matthew Harms, who runs the ALS Families Project at Columbia, adding that he agrees there needs to be more advocacy and research for carriers.