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

This past legislative session, the Connecticut General Assembly introduced S.B. 424 which would have lowered the legal driving blood alcohol level to .05% from .08%. The state people who died from alcohol also had the highest rate of fatal crashes with BAC levels above 0.15% at 30%. Carolan’s business specifically helps those whose children are dealing with the disease.

Increases Among Males and Females

CDC researchers say about 82,000 of those deaths are from drinking too much over a long period of time and 58,000 from causes tied to acute intoxication. A report released Friday focused on more than a dozen kinds of “alcohol-induced” deaths that were wholly blamed on drinking. Examples include alcohol-caused liver or pancreas failure, alcohol poisoning, withdrawal and certain other diseases.

• A report released Friday focused on more than a dozen kinds of “alcohol-induced” deaths that were wholly blamed on drinking.
• More than 3 million people died as a result of harmful use of alcohol in 2016, according a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) today.
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• “Because women reach higher blood alcohol levels than men of comparable weights after consuming the same amount of alcohol, their body tissues are exposed to more alcohol and acetaldehyde, a toxic metabolite of alcohol, after each drink,” the authors continued.
• Alcoholism is more than simply a lack of self control; today, it is considered an all out addictive disorder.
• Average annual number of deaths from excessive alcohol use increased 29.3%, from 137,927 during 2016–2017 to 178,307 during 2020–2021; age-standardized alcohol-related death rates increased from 38.1 to 47.6 per 100,000 population.

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• The yearly total of alcohol-related deaths for people ages 16 and over more than doubled, from 35,914 in 1999 to 72,558 in 2017.
• Examples include alcohol-caused liver or pancreas failure, alcohol poisoning, withdrawal and certain other diseases.
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• In EU countries, however, there have been no significant changes in alcohol consumption levels for over a decade.
• During this time, deaths from excessive drinking among males increased approximately 27%, from 94,362 per year to 119,606, and among females increased approximately 35%, from 43,565 per year to 58,701.

Carolan pointed to the state’s socioeconomic gap as a potential factor; many families have working parents who aren’t home to closely monitor their children. Others have the ability to give their children free rein, socially and financially. Rather than pointing to one specific influencing factor, a confluence of societal norms, policies and infrastructure seems to hold the answer. Allen pointed to the alcohol industry’s marketing towards women and the “one glass of wine” before bed phenomenon for mothers.

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• We must do more to cut demand and reach the target set by governments of a 10% relative reduction in consumption of alcohol globally between 2010 and 2025,” added Dr Tedros.
• Rates of current drinking are highest among 15–19-year-olds in Europe (44%), followed by the Americas (38%) and the Western Pacific (38%).
• Carolan pointed to the state’s socioeconomic gap as a potential factor; many families have working parents who aren’t home to closely monitor their children.
• County officials welcomed the change after years of devastating increases in overdose deaths but said much work remains to be done to save lives.
• The graph below illustrates the prevalence of AUD across age groups in the US.
• Besides the cultural influence alcohol has, both also pointed to binge drinking as one of the main influencing factors for the rise.

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