DENVER — The demand for liver transplants among younger people, particularly young women, is on the rise in Colorado and around the country due to an increase in alcohol consumption, according to a recent UCHealth report .
Medical experts at the Teypeyac Community Health Center in Denver’s Elyria-Swansea neighborhood said they are seeing the impact that skyrocketing alcohol use is having on the health of young people.
“It’s not just in this neighborhood, this state, or city. I’ve seen it everywhere that I practice, I think because it’s so much a part of human culture,” said Dr. Patrick Huffer, who works with those battling addiction…