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Mar 18, 2019 · Alcohol abuse can also cause death. According to World Health Organization reports, ∼3.3 million people worldwide die due to alcohol consumption each year, which accounted for 5.9% of all deaths in 2012 . Excessive consumption of alcohol can cause death by drowning, traffic accidents or violence.
Feb 2, 2024 · Deaths from causes fully attributable to alcohol use (i.e., 100% alcohol-attributable causes, such as alcoholic liver disease and alcohol use disorder) have increased during the past 2 decades in the United States ( 1 ); rates were particularly elevated from 2019 to 2020, * concurrent with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jul 1, 2007 · A literature study was performed of deaths due to alcohol-induced seizures, either during withdrawal or as late-onset seizures where the aetiology was established as long time alcohol abuse and a necropsy had shown no other possible cause of death than a seizure. Results: It was not possible to find any well-documented cases.
- S. Christoffersen
- 2007
Dec 4, 2009 · The mechanism of death is not fully understood, but thought to be due to a variety of metabolic disturbances triggered by massive ethanol intake and starvation [ 7] resulting in cardiac arrhythmia. Post mortems on these cases are essentially negative, showing only liver steatosis.
- Alexa H. Templeton, Karen L.T. Carter, Nick Sheron, Patrick J. Gallagher, Clare Verrill
- 2009
Dec 14, 2011 · A retrospective forensic autopsy study of all accidental deaths due to alcohol intoxication over a 12-year period was performed in order to evaluate the locations, circumstances, mechanisms and causes of death. Results.
- Lubomir Straka, Pavol Zubor, Frantisek Novomesky, Frantisek Stuller, Jozef Krajcovic, Karol Kajo, Ja...
- 2011
Whether you care for youth or adults, you are likely to encounter patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) regularly in your practice. According to a 2022 national survey, about 1 in 7 men, 1 in 11 women, and 1 in 33 adolescents (aged 12-17) meet the diagnostic criteria for AUD. 1 Thus, it is important to know how to identify this often-undetected condition, to have a plan for managing it, and ...
Jul 16, 2021 · Effects. Symptoms and diagnosis. Who is at risk? Treatment. Contacting a doctor. Summary. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a medical condition in which a person continues to consume alcohol...
