Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DDvBn4syhB1/ A Florida Atlantic University study shows that alcohol has led to twice as many deaths in 2020 as occurred in 1999.  This sobering statistic isn’t driven by deaths in middle-aged or older Americans with weakened bodies.  The age group with the most deaths was 25 to 34 years where the death rate due to booze quadrupled.  The guys bellying up to the bar had the highest overall death rate, but the ladies were right behind them with the largest proportional increase.  You guys and gals in the mid-West had the largest spike. What should you do:  don’t drink as often and definitely say no to those second rounds. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11-alcohol-deaths-trends-reveals.html #alcohol #deaths