How Imposing a Tax on Alcohol Can Help Reduce Drinking and More Studies have shown that placing a tax on alcohol not only helps to create revenue for cities, counties, and more, but it can also help reduce drinking. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends several ways to help prevent excessive […]
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“A Serious, But Preventable Public Health Problem” According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), binge drinking is a “serious but preventable public health problem.” The problem is not only extremely costly, but it can also be deadly. The CDC defines binge drinking as consuming five or more alcoholic drinks within
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How Alcohol Interferes With Your Critical Functions Heavy drinking, whether it is done in one sitting (binge drinking) or over time can be detrimental to your health. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), excessive alcohol use can affect nearly every organ including your: Brain Heart Liver Pancreas Alcohol can
CDC Recommendations on Drinking for Nursing Mothers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that abstaining from alcohol is the safest option for mothers who are breastfeeding. This means that complete sobriety is often the best choice. They do state, that moderate alcohol consumption, defined as 1 drink per day “is not
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CDC Data on Alcohol-Attributable Deaths According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between 2011 and 2015 there were 93.296 alcohol-attributable deaths each year. Alcohol use continues to be a leading cause of preventable death in the United States. While California had the highest number of alcohol-attributable deaths, New Mexico had the
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A Look at the CDC’s Most Recent Statistics on Alcohol Use The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)releases their findings on disability and risk factors including the prevalence of alcohol use and mortality rates. According to data collected from 2006 to 2019 males had significantly more heavy drinking days than females. In 2018, over
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A Look at the Most Recent Data Released by the CDC Each year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases data regarding Alcohol Use in the United States. Recently, the CDC published an early release of selected estimates based on data from the 208 National Health Interview Survey. According to this data, in
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) put out a warning years ago about the harms associated with mixing alcohol and caffeine. That did not stop beverage giants for producing caffeinated alcohol beverages such as Four Loko which combined the two and was briefly marketed in the United States. College students and young professionals alike were
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