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November 19, 2015 Excessive Drinking Cost the U.S. $249 Billion in 2010 The cost of excessive drinking in the U.S. increased by about 2.7% annually between 2006 and 2010, from $223.5 billion to $249 billion, according to a new study funded by CDC and led by Jeffrey J. Sacks of Sue Binder Consulting, Inc. The authors said that lost productivity was the biggest single source of costs (71.9%), followed by health care (11.4%). The study estimates that binge drinking accounted for $191.1 billion (76.7%) of costs, underage drinking for $24.3 billion (9.7%), and drinking while pregnant for $5.5 billion (2.2%). Source: 2010 National and State Costs of Excessive Alcohol Consumption

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