Alcohol kills more Americans than any other drug by a wide margin. Yet, discussions about substance use epidemics in the U.S. typically focus on drugs like fentanyl or methamphetamine. Surprisingly, most Americans do not view alcohol as a major public health problem.
Reporters Isabella Cueto and Lev Facher from STAT spent months investigating this contradiction. How can a substance responsible for so many deaths be met with such ambivalence?
Earlier this week, they launched a new STAT series titled “The Deadliest Drug”, aiming to answer that question. The investigation seeks to uncover why alcohol’s deadly impact remains overlooked in public health debates.
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