alcohol related deaths that do not involve car crashes

Drunk driving causes more than 25, OOO deaths per year. a total of 100,000 deaths per year by the impact of alcohol.Correction: According to the NHTSA Web site (nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/RNotes/2006/810686.pdf), there were 43,443 alcohol-related traffic fatalities in 2005 in the USA. By comparison, AIDS claimed 18,000 lives in 2003.

How can alcohol to blame for 100,000 deaths per year?
5% of all deaths from diseases of the circulatory system are attributed to alcohol.
15% of all deaths from diseases of the respiratory system are attributed to alcohol.
30% of all deaths from accidents caused by fire and flames are attributed to alcohol.
30% of all accidental drowning are attributed to alcohol.
30% of all suicides are attributed to alcohol.
40% of all deaths from accidental falls are attributed to alcohol.
45% of all deaths in automobile accidents are attributed to alcohol.
60% of all murders are attributed to alcohol.
(Source: NIDA Report, Scientific American and the Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario.) See also alcohol consumption and mortality, alcohol-poisoning deaths, CDC report,100,000 deaths. That is more than just a statistic. This is with 100,000 persons. 100,000 individuals with lives not fully lived. 100,000 people grieved by mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and children. Every year.