Tag: drinking
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More tourists die after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos as several people detained
Vang Vieng, Laos — A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, her family said Friday, bringing the death toll in the mass poisoning of foreign tourists to six. Holly Bowles, 19, had been in critical condition on life support following the…
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Pandemic-era drinking increases persist, study shows
Pandemic-era drinking increases persist, study shows – CBS News Watch CBS News Alcohol is a leading cause of illness and death in the United States, and new research suggests an alarming increase in alcohol use since the pandemic is persisting. CBS News’ Stephanie Stahl reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking…
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Americans started drinking more during the pandemic, and a new study shows that lasted for years
New data on pandemic-era drinking persisting Pandemic-era drinking increases persist, study shows 01:51 The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increases in stress-related drinking and alcohol-related deaths, and new research suggests drinking didn’t stop as things returned to normal. In the study, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found drinking increases from 2018…