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Drinking ranks third as a cause of birth defects. It is involved in eight out of ten fire deaths, two out of three drownings, seven out of ten fatal falls and half of violent crimes. It plays a role in 95,000 deaths annually.

* Fifteen percent of all high schoolers have problem drinkers. Nearly one of three gets drunk at least six times a year. About 5,000 teenagers die in alcohol-related traffic accidents each year. * Americans spend more than $50 billion on alcoholic beverages. Half of this alcohol is consumed by only six percent of the people who drink.

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