Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) January 20, 2012

Flag and Yockey, a law firm Pennsylvania personal injury, commented on a new report that highlights the problem of excessive alcohol consumption.

More than 38 million adults in the United States drink in excess of an average four times a month, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

driving the cars, putting the lives of others at serious risk, according to Philadelphia personal injury lawyers Flag and Yockey. Reports that a law firm of death is the result of a drunk driver every 30 minutes.

excessive alcohol consumption is linked to a number of problems in society, including traffic accidents or drunk driving accidents, according to a report published on 10 January 2012. And excessive alcohol consumption is not limited to people in college dormitories. The CDC says that excessive drinking is common among those with family incomes of $ 75,000 or more, but people with household incomes of $ 25,000 or less drank about 1.3 drinks per binge addition, the CDC reports.

Compulsive drinkers are women who have four or more drinks or men who have five or more drinks on one occasion. Drinking too much causes over 80,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Here are some other facts about excessive alcohol consumption, according to the CDC:

? Third leading cause of preventable death in the United States
? More than 40,000 deaths resulting from injuries disproportionately young people involved
? Responsible for over $ 223.5 billion in economic costs in 2006
?? Most compulsive drinkers are between 18 and 34
? The age group that drinks to excess at maximum (five to six times per month) is 65 or more drunkenness

cause a wide range of health problems, social and economic and this report confirms that the problem is very widespread, the CDC director, Dr. Thomas R. Frieden said in a statement on the website of the CDC. We must work together to implement proven measures to reduce alcohol consumption at national, state and community.

other social problems related to excessive consumption of alcohol. unintentional injuries, violence, liver disease, certain cancers, heart disease, sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies and therefore exposed to alcohol

Pennsylvania, excessive alcohol consumption is higher among residents of Lackawanna, Luzern, and Wyoming counties (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton region), according to the CDC report. These counties have an overall rate of alcohol consumption which is the fourth highest in the nation.

Flag and Yockey’s lawyers said the inveterate drinker may not be the only person responsible for an accident. Under Pennsylvania law called Dram shop, company or person who provides alcohol to a visibly intoxicated person is legally responsible for any damage it might cause person.

regions of the United States, where drinking is more common include the Midwest, New England, the District of Columbia, Alaska and Hawaii, said the report. Areas where excessive drinking is less common include Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina, according to the report.

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Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) January 11, 2012

Recent estimates indicate that alcohol consumption is a bigger problem than previously thought, according to the latest CDC report of vital signs. More than 38 million U.S. adults get drunk, about 4 times a month, and the largest number of drinks per binge average is 8. This behavior greatly increases the chances of becoming ill or hurt others because of car accidents, violence and suicide. Drinking too much alcohol, including alcohol consumption, causes 80,000 deaths annually in the U.S. in 2006 and cost the economy $ 223.5 billion. Excessive alcohol consumption is a problem in all states, even in states with fewer compulsive drinkers, as they are behaving more frequently and in large quantities.

most common among those with family incomes of $ 75,000 or more, but the largest number of drinks consumed per occasion was significantly higher among binge drinkers with family incomes under $ 25,000 on average eight to nine drinks, according to the report.

excessive alcohol consumption is defined as consumption of four or more drinks for women and five or more drinks on one occasion for men. Compulsive drinkers also put themselves and others at risk for health and social problems, including car accidents, other unintentional injuries, violence, liver disease, certain cancers, heart disease, sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies both alcohol and exposure.

excessive alcohol consumption causes a wide range of health problems, social and economic and this report confirms that the problem is widespread, said CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH We must work together to implement proven measures to reduce alcohol consumption at national, state and community.

excessive drinking is more common in the Midwest, New England, the District of Columbia, Alaska and Hawaii, said the report. However, compulsive drinkers consume more drinks in the southern part of Mountain States (Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah), the Midwest, and some states in which excessive drinking is less common -. Like Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina

CDC scientists analyzed data from self-reports of alcohol consumption in the last 30 days by about 458 000 U.S. adults 18 years of age. The data were in the 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). The data used in this study included nearly 36,000 mobile respondents.

compulsive drinkers are drinking so much regularity, said Robert Brewer, MD, MSPH risk to his life may be reduced. The CDC is working in collaboration with our partners to strengthen the prevention of excessive alcohol consumption through improved public health surveillance of alcohol consumption and support the implementation of community strategies prevention can reduce excessive alcohol consumption.

alcohol consumption also casts a shadow over future generations.

has a huge impact on public health and influences the behavior of young people drinking underage for example that gets said Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrator Pamela S. Hyde. We need to reduce alcohol consumption by adults to prevent immediate and long term effects it has on the health of adults and young people.

For more information on alcohol consumption and how to prevent this dangerous behavior, visit the website of the CDC Public Health and Alcohol http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/index.htm. Members of the public who care about themselves or someone else’s alcohol consumption can call 1-800-662-HELP for assistance received from the national drug and alcohol treatment referral routing service. For state-specific estimates of alcohol-related deaths and years of potential life lost to disease, visit the system diseases of alcohol-related impact on https://apps.nccd.cdc.gov / Ardi / HomePage.aspx.

CDC Vital Signs is a report that appears on the first Tuesday of each month as part of CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Vital Signs is designed to provide the most recent data and information on cancer prevention key health indicators, obesity, smoking, alcohol, prescription drug overdose, HIV / AIDS, security passenger motor vehicles, health care-associated infections, cardiovascular health, teenage pregnancy, access to health care and food security.

CDC is working 24 / 7 to save lives, protect people from threats to health, and saving money through prevention. If these threats are global or national, chronic or acute, curable or preventable, natural disaster or deliberate attack, the CDC’s Agency for Health Protection nations.

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