Fact 01/ 08
A public service announcement from the wet bar
488
funerals a day.
Excessive alcohol use causes an estimated 178,000 U.S. deaths a year. Roughly 20 every hour.
Annual U.S. deaths
2.2×
all drug overdoses.
178,000 alcohol-attributable deaths versus 79,384 deaths from every drug overdose combined.
Cancer, but classy because it came in a wine glass
7+
cancers.
For some cancers, risk may begin increasing around one drink a day—or less.
A blackout is not passing out
AWAKE.
Not recording.
You can walk, talk, and make decisions while alcohol prevents your brain from forming new memories.
Important, actually
STOP?
Ask a doctor first.
Suddenly quitting after prolonged heavy drinking can cause seizures and delirium tremens.
No rock bottom required
NO
“functional” is not medically safe.
Employment, relationships, and clean clothes do not rule out alcohol use disorder.
Treatment was apparently invite-only
27.1M
adults had AUD.
Only 7.5% received alcohol treatment in 2024. Just 2.4% received medication-assisted treatment.
Here is the exit ramp
NOW
before everything is on fire.
Start with a primary-care clinician or search for evidence-based alcohol treatment.
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