Women now drink as much as men — not so much for pleasure, but to cope

Women now drink as much as men — not so much for pleasure, but to cope

That common image of who is affected by alcohol disorders, echoed throughout pop culture, was misleading over a decade ago. And it’s even less representative today. For nearly a century, women have been closing the gender gap in alcohol consumption, binge-drinking and alcohol use disorder. What was previously a 3-1 ratio for risky drinking habits in men […]