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Before, but they've got themselves in a situation. >> how hard does someone have to drink to get to the point where they develop liver disease? >> so, for a woman, that would be four drinks a day. a man, it would be five. if you're binge drinking, it's that kind of pattern of alcohol use that leads to more severe liver dysfunction. >> i know there are probably a lot of people who may not be seeing the consequences now, but is it giving birth to what could be just a disastrous situation years down the line? >> well, i think we're already there. the number of referrals for liver transplant in yo...

Liver dysfunction. >> well, i know there are probably a lot of people that may not be seeing the consequences now but is it giving birth to what could be just a disastrous situation years down the line? >> well, i think we're already there. the number of referrals for liver transplant in young people, particularly young women have gone up, i mean, a week ago friday we had 24 referrals for liver transplant in one day. >> in your entire career, have you ever -- >> no, no. >> have you ever thought. >> never. alcohol is the biggest problem in america right now and it's one that no one has really t...

These institutions of higher learning. >> yeah. really appreciate this very important conversation and driving home the point that for many asian americans it's a universal experience being ridiculed or mocked in some way as children or even as adults. shan but and lisa ling. thank you. this should not be normalized. don't miss cnn's this is life with lisa ling. this week she explores how for some the pandemic pushed them from casual drinking into the disease of addiction, especially among women. >> how hard does someone have to drink to get to the point where they develop liver disease? >> so...

Children affected by COVID-19 infection are prone to be affected by other diseases like liver dysfunction and hepatitis too, after a period of time.

They can have kidney dysfunction, liver dysfunction. not to mention the kids we have on the breathing tube. the i mean that has a slew of problems that people don't realize. >> i guess a question that a lot of people want to know is what can parents do to prevent their kids from becoming one of your patients. what you would advice? >> the message is clear. it's the same message that we've been trying to put out there. wear your mask. the most important thing is get yourself vaccinated. vaccinate aunts uncles, grandma, grandpa. if the kid go in public, please, wear a mask. i have three kids of ...