cost of alcohol abuse

an eye-opening article from The Marin Institute
lists the far reaching and costly effects of over-
consumption of alcohol.

25 to 40% of all hospital beds filled due
to alcohol related complications

total annual health care costs for alcohol
related problems--175.9 BILLION

untreated alcohol related problems waste
184.6 BILLION in health care, business
and criminal justice costs and cause
more than 100,000 deaths

total cost of underage drinkers, due to
crashes and crime; 52.8 BILLION

alcohol is the #1 killer of teens;
and is associated with homicides,
suicides and drownings--the next 3
leading causes of death among youths.

sad and staggering stats about the
devastation caused by this legal substance.