Around 2,200 people died annually from alcohol poisoning in recent years, according to a federal report, which the CDC says means six people lose their lives every day by drinking too much.
On Tuesday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called for efforts to reduce excessive drinking in the country citing the report published after the New Year’s Eve celebrations, The Washington Times reported.
Three out of every four alcohol-poisoning deaths were of adult males while men aged between 45 and 54 had highest death rates.
Some 44 of the annual deaths were of drinkers younger than 21 years old.
The CDC said binge drinking — four or more alcoholic drinks at one session for a woman, and five or more drinks at one session for a man – is common among approximately 38 million adults around four times a month, with a typical consumption of about eight drinks per episode.
“Most binge drinkers — 90 percent — are not alcohol-dependent,” the CDC noted.
The agency added that the highest alcohol-poisoning death rates belong to Alaska, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Arizona, Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah, Minnesota, Colorado, Oregon, Oklahoma, and Massachusetts.
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