Alcohol-related brain damage could affect thousands, warns expert

Alcohol-related brain damage could affect thousands, warns expert

Jenny Rees Health Correspondent BBC Former Royal Navy engineer, Lee, has been through rehabilitation for alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) Thousands of people with alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) could be going undiagnosed, an expert says. Research suggests consuming 35 units of alcohol per week for five years or more can cause ARBD, which affects a person’s … Read more

Alcohol-Related Deaths Spiked During First Year of Pandemic: Study

Alcohol-Related Deaths Spiked During First Year of Pandemic: Study

March 22, 2022 — The number of Americans who died from alcohol-related causes increased dramatically during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Alcohol-related deaths rose above 99,000 in 2020 — a 25% increase from the nearly 79,000 deaths documented in 2019. … Read more