Mortality and Morbidity

Even in low and moderate amounts, drinking alcohol increases the risk of chronic diseases, such as various cancers, and coronary heart disease, illnesses, injuries and disabilities, and causes harms that extend beyond the drinker to include family, friends and the larger community. Estimates of alcohol-related morbidity and mortality rates also consider quantity and frequency of consumption to determine how drinking affects a person’s health. 

Acute

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Chronic

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All-Cause Mortality and Morbidity
  1. Intimate Partner Violence and Drinking Patterns Among White, Black, and Hispanic Couples in the United States
    Caetano R, Cunradi CB, Clark CL, Shafer J. Journal of Substance Abuse. 11(2), 123-138.
    Date: 2000 (archived)
  2. Age of Drinking Onset and Unintentional Injury Involvement After Drinking
    Hingson RW, Heeren T, Jamanka A, Howland J. JAMA. 284(12), 1527-1533.
    Date: 2000 (archived)
  3. Suicide, Violence and Child Abuse: A Review of the Impact of Alcohol Consumption on Social Problems
    Rossow I. Contemporary Drug Problems. 27, 397-434.
    Date: 2000 (archived)
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    Voas RB, Tippetts AS, Fell J. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 32(4), 483-492.
    Date: 2000 (archived)
  5. Neuropsychological Deficits in Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Clinical Findings
    Olson HC, Feldman JJ, Streissguth AP, Sampson PD& Bookstein FL. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 22(9), 1998–2012. .
    Date: 1998 (archived)
  6. Drinking, Driving and Deterrence: The Effectiveness and Social Costs of Alternative Policies
    Kenkel DS. Journal of Law & Economics. 36, 877-913.
    Date: 1993 (archived)
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