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Nation Mar 05

What’s behind the stunning rise in alcohol-related deaths

By William Brangham, Maea Lenei Buhre

Health Mar 01

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Alcohol-related deaths in U.S. jumped 29 percent in 5 years. Here’s why, according to experts

Experts are urging the U.S. to intervene as new federal data show nationwide deaths tied to alcohol use rose 29 percent in just five years, with the COVID pandemic "most likely" a main cause of the increase.

By Laura Santhanam

Health Oct 07

Alcoholism
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Why prescription medication to treat alcoholism is ‘vastly underutilized’

Nearly 30 million Americans struggle with alcohol addiction. Medication used to treat alcohol-use disorder have been on the market for decades, but is rarely prescribed. Dr. Sarah Wakeman, medical director of the Substance Use Disorder Initiative at Mass General Brigham,…

By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Claire Mufson

Health Apr 12

Excessive drinking is responsible for one in ten U.S. deaths, the CDC found. Photo by Flickr user JOH_8513
How much alcohol is too much? A new study says it’s found the number

Looking at data from 600,000 people across 19 countries, researchers set out to answer one question: How do you define moderate drinking?…

By Laura Santhanam

Health Jun 08

Visitors cheer with beer during the opening ceremony for the 182nd Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, September 19, 2015. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital over the next two weeks for Oktoberfest, which starts today and runs until October 4, 2015. Photo by       Michael Dalder/REUTERS
Even moderate drinking may expedite brain decline

Drinking just a handful of beers a week is associated with long-term changes to a person’s brain, a new study finds — although the functional meaning of these changes is unclear.

By Ike Swetlitz, STAT

Dec 18

Twitter chat: What can be done to curb drinking on college campuses?

By Nora Daly

In the United States, more than 1,800 students die each year from alcohol related incidents. An additional 600,000 students per year are injured while intoxicated, and nearly 100,000 sexual assaults have been linked alcohol consumption. What are colleges doing to…

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Jun 27

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Why we’re all paying the cost of excessive drinking

By PBS News Hour

Excessive alcohol consumption accounts for one in 10 deaths among working-age Americans each year, making it the fourth leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States. And it's not just alcoholic drinkers at risk; partying, bingeing and daily drinking…

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