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Re:Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, CDC Says by spiderice on Thursday February 29, 2024 @10:34PM (#39558255)
I’m also wondering what is considered “dying of alcohol”. Is it only when you drink so much that you die directly from the drinking? Or is it including drunk driving and the like?
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Re:Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, CDC Says by SOLAR_FIELDS on Thursday February 29, 2024 @10:52PM (#39558359)
Sibling comment provided a pretty good breakdown of the numbers and split
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Re:Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, CDC Says by almost_usual on Thursday February 29, 2024 @10:53PM (#39558363)
Well you can also die from withdrawals when your BAC is zero.
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Re:Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, CDC Says by CydeWeys on Thursday February 29, 2024 @11:10PM (#39558448)
Which is why hospitals are stocked with "medical vodka" (actually just regular vodka) to administer to patients suffering from severe withdrawals. It can take a few days to get down to surviving on 0 BAC, though of course unpleasant (but not fatal) withdrawal symptoms will persist for awhile longer.
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