Binge Drinking Costs America $224 Billion

Binge Drinking Costs America $224 Billion, Report Says:

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Excessive alcohol consumption cost the U.S. about $224 billion, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The costs come largely from the loss of workplace productivity (making up 72 percent of the total), while health care costs made up 11 percent, according to the CDC report. Nine percent of the cost came from criminal justice costs, while 6 percent ]was from drunk-driving related crashes.