Binge Drinking and Alcohol Abuse Rates in New York City
New York City is no stranger to drug and alcohol abuse, but the rates of binge drinking, alcoholism, and alcohol-related deaths have risen alarmingly in the last two decades. From 2000 to 2009, the alcohol abuse rates In NYC and related hospital visits increased more than 36 percent. The city recorded 8,840 alcohol consumption-related hospital visits…
