Alcohol Obsession, Corporate Greed And Devastated Lives (Excerpt)

Source: Final Call

By Charlene Muhammad -National

Apr 28, 2016

Alcohol is widely used to ‘turn up,’ ‘get the party started,’ or some say simply to relax, but excessive drinking and alcohol abuse render devastating results far different from the drug portrayed as euphoria in a bottle.

Statistics indicate an average of six people a day die of alcohol poisoning in the U.S.  Seventy-six percent (three in four) alcohol poisoning deaths occur among adults 35-64.  Last year, nearly 10,000 people were killed and approximately 290,000 injured in drunk driving incidents.

Yet, people keep reaching for their favorite ‘spirits.’

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