FACTS
ALCOHOL ABUSE FACTS
It’s time to give people the truth about alcohol. Here are the facts.
30%
OF FATALITIES
from auto accidents are due to alcohol consumption
200
HEALTH PROBLEMS
worldwide, such as liver disease, cancers and injuries, are contributed to by alcohol use
4,700
TEEN DEATHS
a year in the U.S. from alcohol—more than from all illegal drugs, combined
80,000
DEATHS A YEAR
in the U.S. are due to alcohol-related causes
17 million
ADULTS
internationally are diagnosed with alcohol addiction
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