Drinking Deaths Double in Two Decades With Faster Rate for Women
- Research found 85% jump in alcohol-linked deaths among women
- Deaths among middle-age, older American increased sharply
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Deaths from boozing and bingeing more than doubled in the past two decades, as alcohol consumption per person rose 8%, with sharp increases in the rate for women and the middle-aged.
Men were three-quarters of the total but fatalities for women rose at a faster rate: 85% versus 39% for males, according to 1999-2017 by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.