Opinion: The U.S. must raise federal alcohol taxes to address the alarming rise in alcohol use

The U.S. must raise federal alcohol taxes to address the alarming rise in alcohol use. Research shows it works.

Dec 21, 2023 - 18:00
Opinion: The U.S. must raise federal alcohol taxes to address the alarming rise in alcohol use

Eleven years ago, two days before Christmas, my 24-year-old brother, who was a university graduate and former law student, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. After a decade of hard and continuous drinking interspersed with addiction and mental health treatment, he could not sustain his recovery. His suicide came on the heels of my mother’s death a year before, and just weeks later, my grandfather died in a car accident. My family’s holidays would never be the same.

Like so many others who survived the loss of someone dear from the chaos of severe substance use disorder (SUD), I am too familiar with unspeakable grief. But I have found meaning through it and purpose in passing that on.

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