Lead: Alcohol intake and health study: No protective effect at low levels, with mortality increasing to 1 in 25 at 14 Drinks per week

Alcohol intake and health study: No protective effect at low levels, with mortality increasing to 1 in 25 at 14 Drinks per week Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs This study used a cause-specific modeling approach to estimate the lifetime risk of alcohol-attributable mortality and morbidity in the United States based on a person’s average lifetime weekly alcohol consumption to assess the impact of per-occasion alcohol consumption on health. Researchers found that alcohol consumption, including at what may be perceived as “moderate” levels, is associated with increased mortality and morbidity risks. These results support tightening alcohol use guidance in the United States, for both males and females, to no more than 1 drink per day.   Read this issue of the ASAM Weekly Subscribe to the ASAM Weekly Visit ASAM