ALT A bar graph shows how the US compares to peer, high-income nations, on measures such as obesity prevalence, diabetes prevalence and alcohol use per capita. The US leads on obesity and diabetes.

ALT Several glasses in the background, and one in the foreground with a golden liquid spilled next to it. Text over the image reads: "A STAT Series: The Deadliest Drug," and "Alcohol kills more Americans each year than all other drugs combined. Why does the U.S. ignore its most harmful substance use crisis?"

ALT A white card features the text: "It is a drug that kills nearly 500 Americans every day, and causes more deaths in a typical year than every infectious disease combined. It is manufactured abroad and domestically, then imported and sold by powerful multinational organizations with a vast network of distributors. Its promoters can appear indifferent to its addictive and ruinous properties. For decades — for centuries, really — it has destroyed lives, torn apart families, stunted the economy, and caused millions of deaths. Yet alcohol, by far the most popular and most harmful mind-altering substance in the U.S., is not seen as a public health emergency." Text at the bottom says: "The Deadliest Drug: A STAT Series"