Men, women & alcohol: a distinctly unequal & dangerous relationship.
This article illustrates how women who abuse alcohol are at greater risk physically, emotionally and socially than their male counterparts. As a result, I recommend that clinical assessment and underwriting of women, who abuse or have the potential to abuse alcohol, change to reflect the increased risks which these women face.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D063647:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012924:Social Conditions