Estimated Deaths Attributable to Excessive Alcohol Use Among US Adults Aged 20 to 64 Years,

[irisblue]

2015-2019
JAMA Network Open

Pre pandemic years

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2798004

snip-"Question What is the estimated proportion of deaths among US adults aged 20 to 64 years attributable to excessive alcohol consumption, and are there differences by sex, age, and US state?

Findings The estimates in this cross-sectional study of 694 660 mean deaths per year between 2015 and 2019 suggest that excessive alcohol consumption accounted for 12.9% of total deaths among adults aged 20 to 64 years and 20.3% of deaths among adults aged 20 to 49 years. Among adults aged 20 to 64 years, the proportion of alcohol-attributable deaths to total deaths varied by state.

Meaning These findings suggest that an estimated 1 in 8 deaths among adults aged 20 to 64 years were attributable to excessive alcohol use and that greater implementation of evidence-based alcohol policies could reduce this proportion.


Much more there

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. "varied by state". Correlation with redness?

[elleng]

2. More alcoholism in red states???

Interesting hypothesis, but how likely?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. I dunno, which is why I am asking. . . . nt

[elleng]

4. I tend to doubt it,

but maybe it is as it's congenital.

[brewens]

5. If there aren't significantly more alcohol junkies in red states, I'll eat my shorts! LOL

I call them that because I worked for Budweiser distributor for 15 years and the rednecks there made my life hell because their mommies never taught them to hold a glass like a big boy. They all would have demanded I be fired for smoking weed, though I was the one that never got into any trouble for either drinking or smoking. When they started random testing, I quit the weed. I'm in Idaho btw.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Thanks for posting. Alcohol is an under-appreciated factor for cancer, for example

The higher rate of deaths in 20-49 than in 20-64 is probably due to car accidents and attempts to capture a Darwin Award.

[bif]

7. That's like that old joke...

Q: What are the last three words a redneck says before he dies?

A:"Hey! Watch this!"