Negative health impacts include higher risk of cancer, heart disease, mental health conditions, liver disease, and digestive problems - the most common cause of death out of these is chronic liver disease. Societal consequences include increased rates of violent crime (i.e., homicide), suicide, motor vehicle accidents, and economic impacts (NMDOH, 2023).(https://www.nmhealth.org/publication/view/marketing/8331/) A total of more than $2.2 billion was spent in New Mexico in 2010 on health care, criminal justice expenses, etc. related to excessive alcohol use (CDC, 2018).(https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0358.htm#:~:text=New%20Mexico%20has%20disproportionately%20higher,in%20the%20nation%20(1).)
