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STAT investigates the epidemic killing 178,000 Americans a year
Read Executive Editor Rick Berke's letter to STAT readers on "The Deadliest Drug," a new investigative series into the country's failure to address excessive alcohol use.
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According to STAT’s source item, STAT investigates the epidemic killing 178,000 Americans a year, Read Executive Editor Rick Berke’s letter to STAT readers on “The Deadliest Drug,” a new investigative series into the country’s failure to address excessive alcohol use.
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