Link/Source: madison.com/wsj/news/local/health-med-fit/life-expectancy-drops-in-wisconsin-due-to-alcohol-drugs/article_b126f8eb-ee22-5244-9125-cfb9616f3924.html
Wisconsin's alcohol death rate more than doubled since 1999. Overall, Wisconsin's life expectancy has declined for two years in a row, and for the first time in a hundred years (in 1915-1918 it declined due to the global influenza epidemic and WWI). Particularly alarming are the high rates of deaths of African Americans.
Link/Source: madison.com/wsj/news/local/health-med-fit/life-expectancy-drops-in-wisconsin-due-to-alcohol-drugs/article_b126f8eb-ee22-5244-9125-cfb9616f3924.html
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About this blogI am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with a background in addiction counseling living in Madison, Wisconsin. I created this blog to raise awareness about drinking culture, alcohol outlet density, alcohol policy, alcohol dependence and risks. Archives
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