America's hidden alcohol epidemic — the toll, emerging risks, shifting usage, and economic stakes — broken down in 10 charts.

Today, around 8,200 or so Americans will turn 21. Which means, of course, they will become eligible to engage in that time-honored habit of adulthood: drinking alcohol. (I’m sure absolutely none of ...

Note: Rates are those on the sale of 40% alcohol by volume distilled spirits sold in 750mL containers. Federal taxes not included. As control states, Wyoming and New Hampshire effectively do not tax.

Increasing evidence suggests that there is no safe amount of alcohol a person can consume. Three recent studies indicate any ...