Excessive alcohol consumption during the holidays, especially by occasional drinkers, sends a higher number of people to the hospital with heart trouble than any other time of year.
A University of South Dakota expert says the condition is known as “holiday heart syndrome.”
John Korkow (KORH-koh) is an assistant professor in the Department of Addiction Studies at USD, he says people who don’t usually drink can easily drink too much this time of year…
Korkow says there’s a big increase of drunk driving fatalities during the holidays…
Korkow says people tend to get caught up in the moment….
Korkow encourages people to pay attention to the size, potency and number of drinks they consume.
