Excessive Alcohol Consumption Costs $223 Billion Per Year

From an article at http://www.cdc.gov/features/alcoholconsumption/, the CDC says that excessive alcohol consumption costs $223 billion per year.

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/alcohol-facts-and-statistics

"Excessive alcohol use led to approximately 88,000 deaths and 2.5 million years of potential life lost (YPLL) each year in the United States from 2006 – 2010, shortening the lives of those who died by an average of 30 years."


http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/alcohol-use.htm