Rising Number of US Deaths, Linked to Excessive Drinking, Study Shows.<br />CNN reports that the study relied on national and state mortality data from 2015 to 2019 and included deaths either fully or partially linked to excessive drinking.<br />An estimated one in five deaths of people between ages 20 and 49 <br />in America were attributed to excessive alcohol consumption.<br />According to the study, one in eight people between <br />20 and 64 years old died from drinking-related causes.<br />Lead study author Dr. Marissa Esser said that while the percentage <br />of deaths attributed to alcohol varied state by state, it remains <br />the leading cause of preventable death in the nation.<br />These preventable deaths include vehicle <br />accidents, alcohol poisoning and other health issues <br />brought on by excessive drinking, like liver disease.<br />According to Esser, the data showed <br />that deaths fully attributable to alcohol <br />have been rising over the past ten years.<br />The Center for Disease Control and Prevention <br />considers moderate drinking as two drinks or less <br />a day for men and one drink or less a day for women.<br />According to the CDC, about two-thirds <br />of adults in the U.S. report drinking more <br />than moderate amounts at least once a month.<br />The CDC also estimates that about 1 in 6 <br />adults binge drink, with a quarter of those<br />adults doing so at least once a week.<br />The study was published <br />November 2 in 'JAMA Network Open.'
