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Phoenix ranks as 18th-drunkest city

Phoenix is the 18th-drunkest city in the country, according to a new ranking by Men’s Health.

The magazine considered several factors, including deaths from liver disease (Phoenix is 26th), deaths from DUI crashes (46th), DUI arrests (22nd), severity of DUI laws (42nd) and number of residents who admit to binge drinking in the last month (46th).

Fresno, Calif., is deemed America’s drunkest city, followed by Reno, Nev., and Billings, Mont. Tucson ranks ninth.

America’s drunkest cities [Men’s Health]