About 7% to 12% of women abuse alcohol, compared with 20% of men. Yet women who abuse alcohol are more likely than men to damage their health and well-being and to die as a result of their drinking. For example, women who abuse or are dependent on alcohol are more vulnerable than men to developing alcoholic liver disease, such as hepatitis, and more likely to die from liver cirrhosis. Women are more likely than men to suffer alcohol-induced brain damage, such as loss of mental function and reduced brain size. In addition, a woman's lifetime risk of breast cancer increases in parallel with the amount of alcohol she drinks, from almost nine in 100 for nondrinkers, to just over 13 in 100 for heavy drinkers (six drinks per day).
About 7% to 12% of women abuse alcohol, compared with 20% of men.
Yet women who abuse alcohol are more likely than men to damage
their health and well-being and to die as a result of their
drinking. For example, women who abuse or are...
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Dr. Howard Shaffer answered:About 7% to 12% of women abuse alcohol, compared with 20% of men. Yet women who abuse alcohol are more likely than men to damage their health and well-being and to die as a result of their drinking. For example, women who abuse or are dependent on alcohol are more vulnerable than men to developing alcoholic liver disease, such as hepatitis, and more likely to die from liver cirrhosis. Women are more likely than men to suffer alcohol-induced brain damage, such as loss of mental function and reduced brain size. In addition, a woman's lifetime risk of breast cancer increases in parallel with the amount of alcohol she drinks, from almost nine in 100 for nondrinkers, to just over 13 in 100 for heavy drinkers (six drinks per day).About 7% to 12% of women abuse alcohol, compared with 20% of men. Yet women who abuse alcohol are more likely than men to damage their health and well-being and to die as a result of their drinking. For example, women who abuse or are... More
