February 29, 2024MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportOpen Access

Deaths from Excessive Alcohol Use — United States, 2016–2021

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MEMarissa B. EsserCenters for Disease Control and Prevention ASAdam SherkUniversity of Victoria YLYong LiuZhejiang Sci-Tech University

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Surveillance study reports a 29.3% increase in deaths from excessive alcohol use among United States adults, highlighting the need for increased alcohol taxes and availability limits.

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Excessive alcohol use caused deaths to surge 29.3% across the United States, reaching an annual average of 178,307 fatalities during the 2020–2021 pandemic period.
Assessment using the Alcohol-Related Disease Impact application evaluated 58 alcohol-related causes of death across three consecutive multi-year surveillance periods.
Highlights the necessity of implementing evidence-based strategies that limit alcohol accessibility and increase alcohol taxes, which may curb preventable mortalities.

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Esser et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e76cedb6db6435876e27cc https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7308a1

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Surveillance study reports a 29.3% increase in deaths from excessive alcohol use among United States adults, highlighting the need for increased alcohol taxes and availability limits.

Deaths from Excessive Alcohol Use — United States, 2016–2021

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