Colorado. Vital Statistics Program.
Author
Series
Health watch volume no. 110
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Vital Statistics Program
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious form of abuse committed against a current or former boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse, or other romantic partner. IPV is often not a single, isolated event; rather it is an ongoing, violent dynamic which may ebb and flow in dangerous cycles. Unfortunately, IPV is pervasive in the United States; over 12 million people in the country experience IPV each year, and more than 80 million people are victimized at...
Author
Series
Health watch volume no. 109
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Vital Statistics Program
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Excessive alcohol use, including binge drinking, contributes to an estimated 1,635 deaths annually in Colorado, which is an average of almost five deaths each day. Excessive drinking is associated with harms to individuals (e.g., violence, injuries, cancers, and high blood pressure) and also has large costs to society. Excessive alcohol use cost Colorado $5 billion in 2010, almost half of which was paid by government. Binge drinking contributes the...
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