Alcohol is killing Americans at a rate that nearly doubled between 1999 and 2020, and young adults are bearing the brunt of a mounting public health crisis, according to a recent study from Florida Atlantic University.
Researchers found a fourfold spike in alcohol-related fatalities among 25- to 34-year-olds, exposing a trend that experts say is fueled by rising stress, mental health challenges, and pervasive drinking culture.
Health care providers and their patients should be aware that “individuals who consume moderate to large amounts of alcohol tend to have the highest risks of premature mortality and morbidity,” Dr. Charles H. Hennekens, research professor at Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton and study co-author, told The Epoch Times....
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