Alcohol-linked ER visits rapidly rising, though drinking per capita is down
Robin Lloyd · NPR · Jan 11, 2018
Women are catching up with men nationally in overall drinking, as well as in binge drinking, drunk driving and deaths from cirrhosis of the liver caused by alcoholism.
Most Americans drink safely and in moderation. But a steady annual increase in trips made to emergency rooms as a result of drinking alcohol added up to 61 percent more visits in 2014 compared with 2006, according to a study published this month in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/01/11/npr-alcohol-linked-er-visits-rapidly-rising-though-drinking-per-capita-down
