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目前因滥服酒精而耗费的卫生费用巳成为美国卫生开支的首位。据有关部门统计,因滥用酒精而致使劳动力丧失,直接经济损失达1170亿美元。绝大部分酗酒者都无法治愈。除了肝脏受损外,这些患者还有胃肠道疾病、心脏病和神经系统的问题。又据美国国立酒精和滥用酒精研究所所长估计,美国医院内25％～40％的病床均被酒精中毒者占据。每年直接治疗费用为135亿美元,其中10亿美元是专家治疗费,其余为护理费用。医生们认为,60％～90％肝脏受损的患者均与酒精有关。又据明尼苏达大学调查的一份报
The current health expenditure due to abuse of alcohol has become the number one health expenditure in the United States. According to statistics from relevant departments, the loss of labor caused by the abuse of alcohol amounted to US$117 billion in direct economic losses. Most alcoholics cannot be cured. In addition to liver damage, these patients also have gastrointestinal problems, heart disease, and nervous system problems. According to estimates by the director of the National Institute of Alcohol and Abuse Alcohol, 25 to 40% of hospital beds in U.S. hospitals are occupied by alcohol poisoning. The annual direct treatment cost is 13.5 billion U.S. dollars, of which 1 billion U.S. dollars are expert treatment fees and the rest are nursing expenses. Doctors believe that 60% to 90% of patients with liver damage are related to alcohol. According to a report surveyed by the University of Minnesota