Women's drinking habits have changed dramatically over the last two decades, and it has some experts worried. alcohol
In fact, alcohol-related deaths increased 51% over time, but for women, it rose, 85%. In other words, 7,662 women died in 1999 because of alcohol, compared to 18,072 women in 2017.
Experts said there is no direct evidence as to why the numbers for women have risen so dramatically. But Aaron White, a senior scientific adviser to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, said alcohol does harm women more than it harms men, leading to cancers and heart disease.
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