Alcohol and Its Deadly Impact – U.S. Stats on Alcohol-Related Deaths

Recent data paints a grim picture: the rate of alcohol-related emergency department visits increased by 47% between 2006 and 2014, equating to an additional 210,000 visits per year according to NIAAA. Moreover, alcohol was implicated in 17.4% of opioid overdose deaths in 2020, emphasizing its role in the ongoing substance abuse crisis. In 2022 alone, … Read more