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…]
America Has a Drinking Problem
While alcohol has a prominent place in America’s history, the tradition of alcohol has swung between both extremes of binge drinking and abstinence. Today, with the stress and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, the frequency of drinking is quickly increasing. The Atlantic explores what drives Americans to drink and takes[Read More…]