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Feb 29, 2024 · Deaths from causes fully attributable to alcohol use have increased during the past 2 decades in the United States, particularly from 2019 to 2020, concurrent with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
5 days ago · A KFF analysis of the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that the national alcohol death rate has risen 70% in the past decade, accounting for 51,191...
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alcohol-attributable deaths occurred, and 2.7 million years of potential life were lost annually (28.8 YPLL per alcohol- attributable death) (Table 1) (Table 2). Among the 93,296 deaths, 51,078 (54.7%) were caused by chronic conditions and 42,218 (45.2%) by acute conditions.
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Although this narrower approach necessarily leaves out many deaths caused by alcohol—such as alcohol-involved motor vehicle accidents, and some health conditions, such as cirrhosis—it allows us to ensure that the death rate increases we found are more definitively associated with alcohol use.
Jun 26, 2014 · Excessive alcohol consumption is a leading cause of premature mortality in the United States. The objectives of this study were to update national estimates of alcohol-attributable deaths (AAD) and years of potential life lost (YPLL) in the United States, calculate age-adjusted rates of AAD and YPLL in states, assess the contribution of AAD and ...
- Mandy Stahre, Jim Roeber, Dafna Kanny, Robert D. Brewer, Xingyou Zhang
- 2014
Nov 1, 2022 · Alcohol consumption is a leading preventable cause of death in the US, and death rates from fully alcohol-attributable causes (eg, alcoholic liver disease) have increased in the past decade, including among adults aged 20 to 64 years.
Definitions. Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD): AUD is a chronic relapsing brain disease characterized by an impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or health consequences. AUD can range from mild to severe, and recovery is possible regardless of severity.
