Contribution of Excessive Alcohol Consumption to Deaths and Years of Potential Life Lost in the United States

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Authors

Jim Roeber · New Mexico Department of Health

Dafna Kanny · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Robert D. Brewer · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Xingyou Zhang · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

Excessive drinking accounted for 1 in 10 deaths among working-age adults in the United States. AAD rates vary across states, but excessive drinking remains a leading cause of premature mortality nationwide. Strategies recommended by the Community Preventive Services Task Force can help reduce excessive drinking and harms related to it.

Topics & Keywords

Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Homelessness and Social Issues

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Preventing Chronic Disease

Volume 11, pp. E109-E109

DOI: 10.5888/pcd11.130293

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