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alcoholism
America, we have a problem. It’s not only drugs, such as the heroin epidemic, that have received national attention; alcohol consumption and the economic impact to the sound of $250 billion, not to mention the emotional and social detriment. Just how bad is alcoholism? Let’s look at the numbers.
- 88,000 deaths per year
- 50 percent increase in emergency room visits
- rise from deaths from cirrhosis
Gabrielle Glaser from the New York Times has written a book utilizing government research, finding an increase in binge drinking in 1 out of 10 Americans rate for women and older Americans. What is binge drinking? Five or more drinks on any one occasion for both men and women.
And it seems existential, for researchers are pointing out a “deeply felt sense of despair.” Hmmm, what are we drinking down? To start, it’s important to accept we have a problem. Can we agree on that?
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