Episode 241- Being a Sober Woman!!!

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We drink differently!

I found this article on WebMD from July 18, 2018,  Alcohol Consumption Among Women is on the Rise here is the link: https://www.webmd.com/women/news/20180718/alcohol-consumption-among-women-is-on-the-rise

Here are some of the facts I found interesting:

The data on the rise of alcohol consumption and abuse by women are staggering. Historically, men have been the ones to drink far more alcohol, but numerous studies show that is changing on a variety of fronts: alcohol use, binge drinking, alcohol use disorders, driving under the influence of alcohol, and more. Studies differ on the percentage increase, but all support a clear and troubling trend of more alcohol consumption among women:

  • Female alcohol use disorder in the United States increased by 83.7% between 2002 and 2013, according to a 2017 study sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).

  • High-risk drinking, defined as more than three drinks in a day or seven in a week for women, is on the rise among women by about 58%, according to a 2017 study comparing habits from 2001-2002 and 2012-2013.

  • A 2018 study found a steep rise in the rate of alcohol-related ER visits between 2006 and 2014, and increases were larger for women than men.

  • Death from liver cirrhosis rose in women from 2000 to 2013.

“Males still consume more alcohol, but the differences between men and women are diminishing,” says Aaron White, PhD, senior scientific advisor to the director of the NIAAA.

Being a sober woman comes with challenges and not that men’s challenges are less than women’s, but women are different.

I give example of what it was like being a single Mom drinking, getting divorced, dating, getting remarried. It comes with challenges.

See if you can relate…

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bizzy@busylivingsober.com or elizabeth@elizabethchance.com

You are not alone and please reach out!!!!

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Until next time keep getting busy living sober.

XX Bizzy

@Busylivingsober