While boozy memes may be the focus of much online criticism and derision, they’re not what cause women to reach for a drink.
Women are consuming more alcohol than ever, and they’re also dying more from alcohol-related deaths. According to a new study, published by JAMA’s Substance Use and Addiction, men were 2.88 times more likely to die from alcohol-related deaths than women, but there is an upward trend for both genders. Perhaps the most startling part of the new research was how quickly the death rate rose among women.
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