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Research points to rising rates of alcohol consumption, especially by women

Every four minutes, someone in the world dies from drug or alcohol addiction, and the trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down. In fact, drinking has been on the rise, particularly among women, since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study led by the University of Pittsburgh. “We anticipated finding some increase in hospitalizations for alcohol related complications among women. We didn’t realize it would be this stark,” said Dr. Bryant Shuey, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center assistant professor of medicine and internal medicine and lead author of the study, in a ...

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Though I did not vote for Donald Trump, I am excited to now have a president whose motto is "Promises Made, Promises Kept." He promises to get tough on crime. And the 2024 Republican party platform reinforces that message by promising that "the Republican Party must stand for equal treatment ...

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