Young People's Health at Risk from Excessive Drinking, Report Finds

Young People's Health at Risk from Excessive Drinking, Report Finds

2 years ago
Anonymous $0BkBa0cUPa

http://www.newsweek.com/alcohol-worse-young-people-report-1724920

New, stricter guidelines on alcohol consumption by young people are needed to reduce the health ill-effects of too much drinking, scientists conclude in a major new study.

According to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded research published in the Lancet journal, 1.78 million deaths in 2020 were due to alcohol use, with booze being the leading risk factor for death in men aged 15–49.