Alcohol

9 May 2022

Alcohol is a psychoactive substance with dependence-producing properties that has been widely used in many cultures for centuries. The harmful use of alcohol causes a large disease, social and economic burden in societies.

The harmful use of alcohol can also result in harm to other people, such as family members, friends, co-workers and strangers. Moreover, the harmful use of alcohol results in a significant health, social and economic burden on society at large.

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Alcohol - Worldwide, 3 million deaths every year result from harmful use of alcohol. This represents 5.3% of all deaths.

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