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Eyes on control as alcohol claims 2.8m lives yearly
Nacada says 3.3 million Kenyans aged between 15 and 65 drink some form of alcohol while 2.8 million are categorised as having alcohol abuse disorders. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Even as more than three million economically active Kenyans continue to seek solace in the bottle, a new study shows that alcohol abuse has become a pressing global challenge that consigns millions to early grave.
A study published in The Lancet, a weekly medical journal, on August 23 indicates that alcohol is associated with more than 2.8 million deaths each year worldwide.
