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. 

  1. 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)
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