The number of Americans killed by alcohol rose drastically during the first year of the pandemic, according to new federal data
of alcohol, especially as alcohol taxes have become less common, says Katherine Keyes, a professor of epidemiology at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, who has studied alcohol consumption across generations.
Men of all ages have historically consumed more alcohol and died more often from alcohol-related causes than women, but for about a decade, women have been closing the gap. More than men, women are driving the recent increases in alcohol consumption reflected in the new study.
Particularly at middle age, says Keyes, “we’re seeing consistent and strong increases in binge drinking, especially among women.” Over at least the last decade, young people have begun to drink less, but people ages 30 to 55 have increased the amount they drink, says Keyes.
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