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4 Ways Dry January Can Positively Impact Your Health

Black Health Matters

It permits people to reflect on their alcohol consumption and engage mindfully, if at all. Alcohol Change, a philanthropic organization focused on obliterating alcohol-related harm, kicked off the first Dry January campaign in 2013. Others only engage in beer and wine, excluding spirits and liquors.

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Panelists outline the importance of covering alcohol like other drugs

Association of Health Care Journalists

Maleki also noted the racial, ethnic and regional disparities of the harms of alcohol. Native Americans and Alaska Natives experienced the highest death rate from alcohol between 1999 and 2020, with deaths up by 14% yearly across most groups since 2018.