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Alcohol Fact Sheet


Alcohol - World Health Organization (WHO)

Key facts · Alcohol or alcoholic beverages contain ethanol, a psychoactive and toxic substance that can cause dependence. · Worldwide, around 2.6 ...

Alcohol Use Facts and Resources - SAMHSA

Facts. This fact sheet for teens and pre-teens compares common myths about alcohol use with facts about the dangers and impact of underage drinking. http ...

Addressing Excessive Alcohol Use: State Fact Sheets - CDC

Excessive alcohol use is responsible for more than 140000 deaths in the United States each year.

Alcohol Facts and Statistics

Learn up-to-date facts and statistics on alcohol consumption and its impact in the United States and globally. Explore topics related to alcohol misuse and ...

Alcohol and Drug Foundation

National · Around 1 in 5 (16.8%) Australians aged 14 years or older drink at levels that put them at risk of alcohol-related harm over their lifetime. · Around 1 ...

Facts About U.S. Deaths from Excessive Alcohol Use - CDC

Excessive alcohol use: · Caused about 178,000 deaths each year.1. This was a 29% increase from just a few years earlier (2016–2017), when there ...

Understanding Alcohol Use Disorder

For more information about alcohol and your health, please visit: niaaa.nih.gov ... This Fact Sheet is Also Available in the Following Languages. Amharic ...

Alcohol: Factsheet - Positive Choices

Accurate, up-to-date, evidence-based information about alcohol and the immediate and long term effects of alcohol.

Alcohol facts - Better Health Channel

Alcohol is the most widely used social drug in Australia. It is a depressant drug that slows down the messages travelling between the brain and body.

Alcohol Facts - Alcoholic Beverage Control - CA.gov

A standard drink is 12 ounces of beer, four ounces of wine or 1-1/4 ounces of 80 proof distilled spirits. They all contain about the same amount of pure ...

Fact sheets | Alcohol Change UK

Our fact sheets set out the latest evidence to help you find out more about alcohol. Neurodiversity and alcohol

Alcohol and Health fact sheets series - PAHO/WHO

The Alcohol and Health fact sheets series presents information on a variety of topics related to alcohol consumption and health, ranging from how alcohol ...

Alcohol and Cancer Risk Fact Sheet - NCI

Alcohol drinking and colorectal cancer risk: An overall and dose-response meta-analysis of published studies.

Alcohol Fact Sheet - NDSS

Most people can enjoy alcohol in moderation, but what should people living with diabetes be aware of? Find out more with this alcohol fact sheet.

Alcohol Use Disorder - Yale Medicine

What's more, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), excessive alcohol use leads to over 95,000 deaths in the U.S. every year.

Alcohol and other drugs fact sheets - NSW Health

Fact sheets for consumers about alcohol, other drugs, and prescribed medicines. For more consumer focussed alcohol and other drug information go to Your Room.

Harmful use of alcohol - World Health Organization (WHO)

Alcohol consumption contributes to 2.6 million deaths each year globally as well as to the disabilities and poor health of millions of people.

Facts | Drinkaware

Get the facts to reduce your drinking ... Understanding the effects of alcohol on the body and mind can be the first step to increase your alcohol awareness. Find ...

Alcohol Quick Facts - MN Dept. of Health

Excessive alcohol use can result in harms such as motor vehicle injuries, violence, heart disease, cancer, alcohol poisoning, and poor birth outcomes.

Alcohol Fact Sheet - PBS

Binge drinking can lead to permanent brain damage; coma, then death, can happen in less than an hour. Some of the social effects ...