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Evaluation of Trends in Alcohol Use Disorder–Related Mortality in the US Before and During the COVID

May 10, 2022
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key takeaway: "We noticed a surge in AUD mortality both overall and among all subgroups during the pandemic (Figure and Table). The observed AUD-related mortality rates increased by 24.79% in 2020 and 21.95% in 2021 vs the projected rates. Increased mortality rates were evident even when AUD was set as the underlying cause of death (30.74% in 2020 vs 28.77% in 2021)."

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