<P> A UK report came to the result that the effects of low - to - moderate alcohol consumption on mortality are age - dependent . Low - to - moderate alcohol use increases the risk of death for individuals aged 16--34 (due to increased risk of cancers, accidents, liver disease, and other factors), but decreases the risk of death for individuals ages 55 + (due to decreased risk of ischemic heart disease). </P> <P> A study in the United Kingdom found that alcohol causes about 4% of cancer cases in the UK (12,500 cases per year). </P> <P> The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, "From 2001--2005, there were approximately 79,000 deaths annually attributable to excessive alcohol use . In fact, excessive alcohol use is the 3rd leading lifestyle - related cause of death for people in the United States each year ." A 1993 study estimated US deaths through alcohol at 100,000 . </P> <P> Another Centers for Disease Control report from 2001 estimated that medium and high consumption of alcohol led to 75,754 deaths in the United States in 2001 . Low consumption of alcohol had some beneficial effects, so a net 59,180 deaths were attributed to alcohol . </P>

6 different negative risks associated with drinking alcohol