721 - Preventing Alcohol Misuse, Use Disorders, and Deaths
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English - February 16, 2024 11:00 - 16 minutes - 23.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 559 ratingsNews Health & Fitness Medicine covid covid19 education health science coronavirus globalhealth medicine novelcoronavirus publichealth Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Alcohol use is the fourth leading cause of death in the US, but there are evidence-based approaches to preventing alcohol misuse and deaths and treating use disorders. Dr. Cara Poland, an addiction medicine specialist at Michigan State University, talks with Stephanie Desmon about excise taxes, evidence of the harms of alcohol, and her personal connection to the topic. They also discuss the differences between misuse and disorders and challenging false notions around alcohol’s health protective effects.