WHO warns global health toll of alcohol remains ‘unacceptably high’ Lev Facher By Lev FacherJune 25, 2024

https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/25/alcohol-related-deaths-global-who/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_yaykjkwhX6nAYsA4zZ7Zh2EV1hPuUnBXMA8y3xoaikhu-Y5r6YlLaF899LS6lXiPuGexcTrvsejsh57NqfEmTcAqOMg&_hsmi=313371527&utm_content=313371527&utm_source=hs_email Think of the last time you had alcohol. How much did you have? Did you have drinks throughout the week, or stacked over the weekend? The pandemic fundamentally changed many people’s relationship to alcohol — between 2019 and 2020, the U.S. saw a 25.5% spike in alcohol-related deaths. Earlier this week, the WHO said that the global health toll of alcohol remains “unacceptably high.” Three out of six adults in the U.S. don’t drink, but another two are drinking excessively. (Only the last drinks in moderation.) And experts are increasingly worried about these trends, STAT’s Isa Cueto reports. In a new comprehensive report, rich with graphics by our colleague Emory Parker, Isa lays out the patterns of American drinking today alongside the alarming health effects. By the numbers: America’s alcohol-related health problems are rising fast Isabella Cueto J. Emory Parker By Isabella Cueto and J. Emory Parker June 27, 2024 https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/27/alcohol-related-health-problems-rise/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9IBRcV0RWvCALPV-yb4h4M-ucnDsksM9g2TVTXma4HwYymvJs9lsaNzp6or5_DmC6v-6U77aodaHwihXi1kyoAvz2k0g&_hsmi=313371527&utm_content=313371527&utm_source=hs_email