And they keep raising taxes on cigarettes when .......
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And they keep raising taxes on cigarettes when .......
Alcohol kills more than AIDS, TB or violence
GENEVA — Alcohol causes nearly 4 percent of deaths worldwide, more than AIDS, tuberculosis or violence, the World Health Organization warned on Friday.
Rising incomes have triggered more drinking in heavily populated countries in Africa and Asia, including India and South Africa, and binge drinking is a problem in many developed countries, the United Nations agency said.
Yet alcohol control policies are weak and remain a low priority for most governments despite drinking's heavy toll on society from road accidents, violence, disease, child neglect and job absenteeism, it said.
Approximately 2.5 million people die each year from alcohol related causes, the WHO said in its "Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health."
"The harmful use of alcohol is especially fatal for younger age groups and alcohol is the world's leading risk factor for death among males aged 15-59," the report found.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41529757/ns/health-addictions/
And thet didn't even mention the Health Care costs of alcohol related causes which has to be uncalculable.
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Re: And they keep raising taxes on cigarettes when .......
stop giving the left ideas! we'll all be on soy milk and tofu when they are done with us!
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