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U.S. Alcohol-Related Deaths Have Doubled, Study Says

Vanessa Romo

Nearly 73,000 people died from liver disease and other alcohol-related illnesses in 2017, up from just under 36,000 deaths in 1999. Alcohol was even more deadly than illicit drugs, including opioids.

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