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alcohol-related emergency department visits
Coverage of alcohol-related emergency department visits in the Nexus archive.
- STAT+: 10 charts that explain America’s hidden alcohol epidemic
Alcohol-related deaths in the U.S. exceed those from all illicit drugs combined, yet the issue remains under-addressed. Emergency department visits linked to alcohol nearly doubled between 2003 and 2022, with alcohol-related hospitalizations outpacing those from opioids in many states.