The Cost of Excessive Alcohol Use

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The Cost of Excessive Alcohol Use

A drain on the American economy

$249 billion loss:

  • Healthcare – $28 billion
  • Workplace productivity – $179 billion
  • Collisions – $13 billion
  • Criminal Justice- $25 billion

www.cdc.gov/alcohol

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Page last reviewed: December 30, 2019
Content source: Division of Population Health , National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention