Study: 12 percent of Indian deaths due to alcohol

August 28th, 2008 By MARY CLARE JALONICK , Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Almost 12 percent of the deaths among American Indians and Alaska Natives are alcohol-related - more than three times the percentage in the general population, a new federal report says.

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