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No longer affecting men only, alcoholism today is an equal opportunity disease. But women and alcoholism are, in many ways, much different than their male counterparts. Researchers across the spectrum of alcohol prevention, treatment, education and outreach continue to study alcohol’s effects on women, whether different treatment protocols should be utilized, the effects of genetics and family history, and physiological, psychological and social differences.
Men historically make up the majority of alcohol-related auto crashes, but more young women are becoming involved in drunk-driving fatalities. Dr. Virginia Tsai of the University of California San Diego and colleagues found that fatal alcohol-related crashes involving female drivers increased by 3.1 percent between 1995 and 2007, while incidents involving male drivers increased by 1.2 percent. They also found that substance abuse has increased among teenage girls.
Prenatal alcohol exposure is widely known to impair brain development in exposed offspring. Rodent studies have shown that developmental deficits in newborns related to altered levels of a brain chemical called serotonin (5-HT), leading to subsequent alterations in patterns of neonatal acute pain responses and/or hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) stress reactivity.
Talk of alcohol consumption usually creates visions of problems in the long term that can include liver disease and even brain damage. The latest information on the topic posted in Science Daily shows that moderate to heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages is directly associated with a 1.3-fold increased risk of breast cancer recurrence.
New research suggests that drinking alcohol can cause breast cancer to return, so breast cancer survivors should stay away from frequent drinking.
A new study shows that excessive alcohol use can relate to overeating and depression in young women. In the study, researchers surveyed 393 men and 383 women at ages 24, 27, and 30 about their weight, alcohol use, and depression symptoms within the last year.
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