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A report showed Thursday that people who drink at least three times a week have nearly double the likelihood of attempting suicide compared to those who do not.
The report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, which analyzed data from the Health Insurance Corporation, showed that people who drank three to four times a week had a 1.92 times higher chance of suicide than those who did not drink alcohol. The data was gathered between 2011 and 2013 among adults aged 20 and older. Those who drank five to seven times a week had a 1.93 times higher chance of suicide.
The report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, which analyzed data from the Health Insurance Corporation, showed that people who drank three to four times a week had a 1.92 times higher chance of suicide than those who did not drink alcohol. The data was gathered between 2011 and 2013 among adults aged 20 and older. Those who drank five to seven times a week had a 1.93 times higher chance of suicide.
Researcher Jung Sung-ho also said that the annual social loss due to suicide and death from addiction amounted to 1.54 trillion won. The amount included the incomes that those who died by suicide or addiction would have earned in their lifetime.
“The burden coming from deaths and diseases from drinking in South Korea tend to be relatively higher than other advanced countries,” Jung said.
“As the World Health Organization also recommends aggressive intervention to reduce the harmful effect of drinking, we also need wider interference by the state in terms of drinking.”
(khnews@heraldcorp.com)
“The burden coming from deaths and diseases from drinking in South Korea tend to be relatively higher than other advanced countries,” Jung said.
“As the World Health Organization also recommends aggressive intervention to reduce the harmful effect of drinking, we also need wider interference by the state in terms of drinking.”
(khnews@heraldcorp.com)
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