By Lisa Rapaport Alcohol-related mortality rates climbed most among individuals who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, followed by Black and Hispanic people, a new study finds. The surge in alcohol-related deaths during the peak months of the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionality hit certain racial and ethnic groups, including Black and Hispanic people[Read More…]
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Kentucky addiction center raising awareness of alcohol abuse
From 2015 to 2019, excessive alcohol deaths per capita in Kentucky increased by as much as 40%.(WBKO) By Isaac Calvert BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – According to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, there are an average of 2,206 alcohol-related deaths each year in the state of Kentucky. The Center[Read More…]
Today’s Interview: Recovery expert: Kentucky has an alcohol problem
WEKU | By Stan Ingold With the rise of the opioid epidemic experts say another long-term problem in Kentucky could be overlooked. Alcohol use disorder on average, contributes to over 22-hundred deaths in the commonwealth each year. Kentucky taxpayers spent nearly 3-point-2 billion- dollars because of excessive alcohol use in 2010;[Read More…]
Excessive Drinking Increases Amid Pandemic
Americans responded to the stress of the pandemic by drinking more — a lot more, for some — and there’s a risk that those habits could stick, writes Axios’ Bryan Walsh. A survey from late 2020 found 75% of Americans increased their alcohol intake during the pandemic by at least one day per month,[Read More…]
‘Off The Charts’ Rise In Alcoholic Liver Disease Among Young Women
Historically, liver disease primarily impacted older men. But over the last several years, doctors say they’ve seen a sharp increase in liver disease, caused by excessive drinking, among younger women under the age of 40. And with alcohol use on the rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic, this shift is becoming[Read More…]
WKYT Investigates: Drinking in the pandemic
One year into the pandemic, researchers at the University of Kentucky say they’re seeing a rise in alcohol use and stress among caregivers, according to WKYT’s Kristen Kennedy. And, because women often serve as the primary caregivers in their households, the sex gap between men and women struggling with alcohol[Read More…]
How Bad Is Our Pandemic Drinking Problem?
The New York Times reports that a growing body of research has begun to confirm that Americans, and women in particular, are drinking more alcohol in response to the COVID-19. A survey conducted in May 2020 by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Maryland,[Read More…]