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Alcohol contributes to more than 200 health conditions and about 178,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, making alcohol one of the leading causes of preventable death. 1–3 More than half of the deaths result from chronic heavy alcohol consumption while the remainder result from acute injuries sustained while intoxicated. 4
Aug 6, 2020 · Abstract. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for women. This review summarizes the relationship between alcohol consumption and common CVDs in women and highlights potential differences from men.
- Mariann R Piano, Laurel A Thur, Chueh-Lung Hwang, Shane A Phillips
- 2020
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Dec 14, 2011 · A retrospective register-based forensic autopsy study of all deaths of women due to accidental alcohol intoxication (AI) over a 12-year period (1994-2005) was performed in order to evaluate the locations, circumstances, mechanisms and causes of death of women who died due to AAI.
- Lubomir Straka, Pavol Zubor, Frantisek Novomesky, Frantisek Stuller, Jozef Krajcovic, Karol Kajo, Ja...
- 2011
INTRODUCTION. Excessive alcohol use is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States, 1 and it was responsible for more than 95,000 deaths each year during 2011–2015. 2 It is a risk factor for unintentional and intentional injuries. 3 Binge drinking (i.e., the consumption of four or more drinks for women, or five or more drinks for men, on an occasion or in about a 2-hour period ...
- 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.03.025
- 2022/08
Aug 22, 2023 · Moreover, women who drink develop a greater number of medical problems, and at much lower alcohol levels, than men. Women who consume less than two drinks a day increase their risk of death from ...
- Meryl Davids Landau
Nov 1, 2023 · Alcohol-related deaths in the United States are rising faster among women than men, a new analysis suggests. For the study, published in the July 2023 issue of JAMA Network Open, researchers evaluated CDC data tracking underlying causes of death from 1999 to 2020.
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as "a problematic pattern of alcohol use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress," and is diagnosed as mild, moderate, or severe based on the number of symptoms, out of a possible 11, in the past 12 months.
