Careers that May be More Likely to Lead to Alcohol Addiction
According to Business Insider, there are a number of professions that have higher rates of alcoholism. Their reporting indicates that the top 5 positions where people are more likely to die from alcoholism are:
- Bartenders
- Shoe machine operators
- Roofers
- Painters
- Cooks
Other professions with higher than average rates of fatalities from alcoholism include garbage collectors, advertisers, carpet installers, gardeners, surveyors, farmers, amusement park attendants, concrete finishers, musicians, drywall installers, construction laborers and sailors. The article was based on a review of millions of death certificates “compiled by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. As noted in the article, they “focused on white men because they represented by far the largest data set.”
While a number of professions had a higher than average alcohol-related mortality rate, Business Insider notes that “Bartenders are 2.33 times more likely to die from alcoholism than average.”
Read the full Business Insider article: The 17 Jobs Where You’re Most Likely to Become an Alcoholic.
Alcohol addiction and dependence is a serious disease. Millions of people with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) never seek treatment. Heavy alcohol consumption can lead to severe health complications including death. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data indicates that over 25% of adults aged 18 and over had at least one heavy drinking day in the past year. The most recent data available suggests that there were 22,246 alcohol liver disease deaths and 35,823 alcohol-induced deaths, excluding accidents and homicides in a single year.