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By Doug Barrett
New preliminary data show that nearly a thousand Minnesotans died from alcohol use last year.
The preliminary data suggest that factors related to the pandemic may have boosted a decades-long trend of increasing numbers of alcohol-attributable deaths in Minnesota. The number of fully alcohol-attributable deaths increased by one-third between 2000 and 2010, and more than doubled between 2010 and 2020.
This includes both chronic causes, such as alcohol-related liver disease, and acute causes, such as alcohol poisoning. In 2020, 992 Minnesotans died from fully alcohol-attributable causes.
Minnesota Commissioner of Health Jan Malcolm says “Sadly, the pandemic has amplified some of the root causes of substance use and substance use disorders, such as social isolation, job loss and lack of access to treatment.”
arrow Signs for COVID-19 Vaccintaion are set up around the inside as patients arrive and go through the check in process to received a COVID-19 vaccination at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on January 13th, 2021. John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock
Raymond Reigadas, a train operator from Hell’s Kitchen, felt great about finally getting a COVID-19 vaccine last week.
“I trust the science behind it,” said Reigadas, adding that he was ready to do his part in helping the curb a pandemic that has killed at least 133 transit workers. “Every time I see my dad, I m tired of wondering, Is this the last week I m going to see him? Is anything going to happen to him?”
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Deaths From Excessive Alcohol Use in the U.S.
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By CDC / Center for Disease Control
Excessive alcohol use is responsible for more than 95,000 deaths in the United States each year, or 261 deaths per day. These deaths shorten the lives of those who die by an average of almost 29 years, for a total of 2.8 million years of potential life lost. It is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States, and cost the nation $249 billion in 2010.