NATIONWIDE-- A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a spike in liver disease, and young people are being hit the hardest.

• The number of 25- to 34-year-olds who died annually from alcohol-related liver disease nearly tripled between 1999 and 2016
• Doctors say the best way to prevent the disease is to minimize the amount of alcohol you drink
• If you or someone you know is struggling with alcohol abuse, you can call the addiction hot line at 844-244-3171

The CDC says the number of 25 to 34-year-olds who died annually from alcohol-related liver disease nearly tripled between 1999 and 2016.

Doctors say the best way to prevent the disease is to minimize the amount of alcohol you drink, as much as possible.

David Sindram, a surgeon at Novant Health, said, "A big difficulty particularly for younger people is a lot of peer pressure in drinking and I think that we as a society need to come up with a way to help people and support people maybe through public service announcements or policy change to try and encourage them not to drink so much, and to make it more normal to say no to alcohol."

Sindram said, “I would love to see a study come out fifteen years from now where it shows that we've impacted the population and that we've reversed this trend, and until then we're here to take care of people the best way we know how to."

If you or someone you know is struggling with alcohol abuse, you can call the addiction hot line at 844-244-3171.