Alcohol Use Disorder Deaths Rose in the U.S. During Pandemic, Study Finds

May 5, 2022

(UPI) – Deaths related to alcohol addiction in the United States were higher than expected during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis released Wednesday. Based on figures from the previous eight years, deaths caused by alcohol use disorder, or alcoholism, nationally were 22% higher than projected last year, the data, published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open, showed.  (Read More)