The alcohol crisis quietly hitting high-stress, “high-status” workers

Dr. Frank Langdon of HBO’s The Pitt treats a patient in the second season, the finale of which airs on Thursday. | Courtesy of HBO Alcohol use in the United States has reached historic lows. That’s good news for the public’s health. A 2024 study from the CDC concluded that alcohol was the direct or indirect cause of more than 175,000 deaths annually in the United States, so any positive movement is cause for celebration. But amid that overall decline, there are still pockets of the population that suffer from disproportionately high rates of alcohol misuse. In general, people with low...

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