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What’s the big deal with alcohol anyway?
In the United States alone, more than 13 million individuals abuse alcohol. More than
80,000 deaths annually are a result of alcohol use. This does not include alcoholics, but
binge- drinkers as well. Some common examples of binge-drinking are adults who over
consume over weekends and parties, many times young adults unaware of the dangers of
chugging alcohol on a bet or for a contest and end up in the hospital with alcohol poisoning
or worse, in the morgue.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also estimate that approximately
40% of the results of excess drinking are paid for by local county, state and federal agencies.
The cost of alcohol use also includes damages financial and emotional to families, property
destruction, and correctional institution costs.
Alcohol addiction not only impacts an individual, but families, jobs, careers and livelihoods
may also suffer. Violence related to intoxication may reach $ 25 billion dollars annually.