Monday, July 14, 2014

The surprising thing that's killing 1 in 10 adults | Alcohol...no real surprise

The surprising thing that's killing 1 in 10 adults | Fox News: If you've ever been worried about your booze intake, this will make you reconsider just how much you drink at every happy hour, bachelorette party, birthday—basically, anything where alcohol is involved: Excessive alcohol use counts for 10 percent of deaths for adults between the ages of 20 and 64, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

To find these estimates, scientists from the CDC analyzed data from the Alcohol-Related Disease Impact (ARDI) application for 2006 to 2010. The ARDI provides national and state counts of alcohol-attributable deaths and estimates how many years of your life are stripped away due to drinking.

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