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Alcohol in Any Amount Found Unsafe; Linked to 3 Million Deaths a Year: Global Study

A new scientific study concludes there is no safe level of drinking alcohol. The study shows that in 2016, nearly 3 million deaths globally were attributed to alcohol use, including 12 percent of deaths in males between the ages of …

Judge Allows Mississippi Liability Suit Over Underage Drinker to Proceed

A federal judge won’t dismiss a lawsuit that argues the city of West Point, Mississippi and a local nightclub are liable for injuries to an underage driver, who authorities say was driving while intoxicated after drinking at the club. The …

Alcohol Raises Injury Risk, But Also Survival Rate

Injured patients were less likely to die in the hospital if they had alcohol in their blood, according to a study from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health — and the more alcohol, the more likely …