Women’s Drinking Patterns Become More Like Men’s

How Patterns of Alcohol Use ARE CHANGING for MEN & WOMEN Historically men drink more, but a new study shows that WOMEN are catching up. Results of NIAAA Study *Study was conducted between 2002 and 2012 *NIAAA = National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism The number of The number of 18-25-year-old men '18-25-year-old women combining alcohol & pot combining alcohol & pot has INCREASED remains the same 10%. by 15 to 19%. Drinking days are days when people drank alcohol INCREASED DECREASED from 9.9 to from 6.8 to 9.5 DAYS 7.3 DAYS Drinkers are people who drank alcohol the previous 30 days. Percentages for male drinkers Percentages for female drinkers DECREASED INCREASED from 57.4 to from 44.9 to 56.1% 48.3% Low risk drinking Low risk drinking max 4 drinks a day & 14 drinks a week max 3 drinks a day & 7 drinks a week Men Women are more likely to suffer from: are more likely to: Neurotoxicity Be arrested for DUI Liver inflammation Die in traffic accidents Cardiovascular disease Cancer Be hospitalized for alcohol poisoning NIAAA Identifies Long-term Risks AUD Alcohol Use Disorder 16.900.000 people affected in 2012 11.2 5.7 million million Health problems affecting the body's Immune system Pancreas Brain Liver Heart Cancer Esophagus Liver Mouth Throat Colon Breast SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE. SHARE THE INFOGRAPH. SteadyHealth.com ASK, SHARE, CONTRIBUTE. ONLINE HEALTH-RELATED COMMUNITY. 后 下