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Alcohol is responsible in the world for 2.6 million deaths and results in disability in approximately 115.9 million people. Approximately 40 percent of the 115.9 million people disabled through alcohol abuse are disabled due to alcohol-related neuropsychiatric disorders. [96] Alcohol abuse is highly associated with adolescent suicide.
In 2008, Gallup reported that 77% of the population over 18 oppose the 18-year drinking age. [9] As it stands, any state that lowers its alcohol purchase or possession age would lose five percent of its federal highway funding. [10] This could range from a $6 million–150 million loss for any single state.
No amount of alcohol is good for the human body, previous research has shown — and now a new study has linked it to a rising number of deaths. Over the course of two decades — from 1999 to ...
[4] [8] As of 2001, there were an estimated 26.8 million children of alcoholics (COAs) in the United States, with as many as 11 million of them under the age of 18. [9] Children of addicts have an increased suicide rate and on average have total health care costs 32 percent greater than children of nonalcoholic families. [9] [10]
In the United States, the national legal drinking age is 21 years old and has been so since 1984. However, according to information provided by the Alcohol Policy Information System — a project ...
The National Organisation for FASD now hope to help educate young adults on the risks of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Over a quarter of 18-25 year olds don't realise women should avoid ...
[27] [28] [29] A 2022 statement from The Lancet, based on the 2020 Global Burden of Disease Study, noted that the health risks associated with alcohol consumption for adults over 40 vary by age and region. For this age group, consuming small amounts of alcohol may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and diabetes.
The level of ethanol consumption that minimizes the risk of disease, injury, and death is subject to some controversy. [16] Several studies have found a J-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and health, [17] [18] [2] [19] meaning that risk is minimized at a certain (non-zero) consumption level, and drinking below or above this level increases risk, with the risk level of drinking a ...