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CDC study says Nine out of ten excessive drinkers are not alcoholics

Nov 21, 2014

A new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed that nine out of ten heavy drinkers are not alcoholics because they do not satisfy the criteria for classifying alcoholics. ...

Excessive Alcohol consumption causes 1 in 10 or 88K deaths in the US

Platonium

Jun 28, 2014

Health

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), alcohol is responsible for 1 in 10 deaths in the US. The conclusion was derived after a study which involved analysis of all the accidents and ...

Binge drinking cause of 1 in 10 deaths in the US

Platonium

Jun 26, 2014

Health

Excessive drinking is a factor in almost 10 percent of deaths in working-age adults, says a new CDC analysis. An incredible 9.8 percent of deaths for people between the ages of 20 to 64 have been attributed ...

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