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Alcohol's health benefits hard to prove, but harms are easy to document

  • Written by Christina Mair, Assistant professor, Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
Alcohol is part of American life, but its health risks may be underplayed.graphic.mooi/shutterstock.com

Alcohol is the most widely used drug in the world, including in the United States.

About 70 percent of adults in the United States report past-year alcohol consumption, with over 37 million drinkers reporting binge drinking (defined for women as...

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