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There are also numerous studies that show binge drinking is higher than ever at college campuses.
But all of this alcohol use comes with a price, according to experts at the National Institutes of Health.
The latest studies have focused on increasing alcohol-induced mortality rates of white U.S. residents between the ages of 25 and 64, and the increase suggests we may be on the verge of a major public health problem.