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One in eight American adults is an alcoholic, study says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/11/study-one-in-eight-american-adults-are-alcoholics/?utm_term=.0fbe99805733
A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry this month finds that the rate of alcohol use disorder, or what's colloquially known as “alcoholism,” rose by a shocking 49 percent in the first decade of the 2000s. One in eight American adults, or 12.7 percent of the U.S. population, now meets diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorder, according to the study.
The study's authors characterize the findings as a serious and overlooked public health crisis, noting that alcoholism is a significant driver of mortality from a cornucopia of ailments: “fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, liver cirrhosis, several types of cancer and infections, pancreatitis, type 2 diabetes, and various injuries.”
Indeed, the study's findings are bolstered by the fact that deaths from a number of these conditions, particularly alcohol-related cirrhosis and hypertension, have risen concurrently over the study period. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 88,000 people a year die of alcohol-related causes, more than twice the annual death toll of opiate overdose.
The biggest mistake this country ever made was reversing prohibition.
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I had know no idea one in eight Americans watch MSU football.
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Stunningly, nearly 1 in 4 adults under age 30 (23.4 percent) met the diagnostic criteria for alcoholism.
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Turtleneck wrote:I had know idea one in eight Americans watch MSU football.
is this a trick sentence?
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Turtleneck wrote:I had know idea one in eight Americans watch MSU football.
I think you mean u of m football and the alcohol-induced delusions of grandeur.
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Floyd Robertson wrote:Turtleneck wrote:I had know idea one in eight Americans watch MSU football.
I think you mean u of m football and the alcohol-induced delusions of grandeur.
Pretty sure this made many Americans turn to alcohol.
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7/8 are squares.
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Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:7/8 are squares.
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Fuck that. #TeamOpioid
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Turtleneck wrote:Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:7/8 are squares.
Seems abundantly clear that Turtleneck and Travis are a part of the Look@Me generation.
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Turtleneck wrote: Boomer
^Oh, look@Turtleneck and his fancy emoji.
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Typical boomer mindset. Whenever something is unknown to a boomer it is either "fancy" or "dangerous."
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Turtleneck wrote:Typical boomer mindset. Whenever something is unknown to a boomer it is either "fancy" or "dangerous."
That's true. I'm a dangerous man. You're a fancy boy.
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tGreenWay wrote:Turtleneck wrote:Typical boomer mindset. Whenever something is unknown to a boomer it is either "fancy" or "dangerous."
That's true. I'm a dangerous man. You're a fancy boy.
That does not make sense, unless you are saying you are unknown to yourself. I think we all know that you are very familiar with yourself.
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Can you two just cut it out for one day? Jeeeeez............................just kidding. Fight away!
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Senior Dickfist wrote:Can you two just cut it out for one day? Jeeeeez............................just kidding. Fight away!
I will cut you.
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Turtleneck wrote:tGreenWay wrote:
That's true. I'm a dangerous man. You're a fancy boy.
That does not make sense, unless you are saying you are unknown to yourself. I think we all know that you are very familiar with yourself.
That's right, Maverick. <sniff> I am dangerous.
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tGreenWay wrote:Senior Dickfist wrote:Can you two just cut it out for one day? Jeeeeez............................just kidding. Fight away!
I will cut you.
Oh yeah, well I like the cut of your jib!
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Senior Dickfist wrote:tGreenWay wrote:
I will cut you.
Oh yeah, well I like the cut of your jib!
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What exactly are the diagnostic criteria for alcoholism?
Asking for a friend...
Asking for a friend...
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tGreenWay wrote:Senior Dickfist wrote:
Oh yeah, well I like the cut of your jib!
Does this mean we're friends!??!?!?!??! In light of this thread and my raging alcoholism, we should have a beer!
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Senior Dickfist wrote:tGreenWay wrote:
Does this mean we're friends!??!?!?!??! In light of this thread and my raging alcoholism, we should have a beer!
Your trust in GreenWay is misplaced, and you will pay a heavy toll for this decision.
Many have befriended him, few are still around to tell about it.
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How many drinks per day makes you an alcoholic?
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Probably 8 or 9. I'd say I'm juuuuust a bit outside.
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I had a few drinks. Whateva
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I am calling bs on at least 3 of the other 7
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Turtleneck wrote:Senior Dickfist wrote:
Does this mean we're friends!??!?!?!??! In light of this thread and my raging alcoholism, we should have a beer!
Your trust in GreenWay is misplaced, and you will pay a heavy toll for this decision.
Many have befriended him, few are still around to tell about it.
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One in eight American adults is an alcoholic, study says.... the remaining seven are fucking lightweights.
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Turtleneck wrote:Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:7/8 are squares.
Lol
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