Women who are addicted to alcohol are twice at risk of dying early as men with alcohol dependence. The finding has prompted GPs to call for screening of female patients for excessive alcohol consumption. Researchers followed 149 heavy drinkers for 14 years and found that women alcoholics were nearly five times as likely to die early as their non-addicted peers. But alcohol-dependent men were only twice as likely to die early as members of ...Sunday, 4 November 2012
Alcohol Dependence Twice As Fatal For Women As Men
Women who are addicted to alcohol are twice at risk of dying early as men with alcohol dependence. The finding has prompted GPs to call for screening of female patients for excessive alcohol consumption. Researchers followed 149 heavy drinkers for 14 years and found that women alcoholics were nearly five times as likely to die early as their non-addicted peers. But alcohol-dependent men were only twice as likely to die early as members of ...
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