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MPR News with Angela Davis
Angela Davis

Addressing rising alcohol use among women

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Alcohol use and misuse among women has been on the rise for years and it’s affecting their health faster than men.
Courtesy of Andrew Walsh

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Alcohol use and misuse among women is on the rise and it’s causing severe health problems for some women.

Women who drink have a higher risk than men for certain health problems, including liver disease, heart disease and cancer.

And research suggests that the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with more drinking among women but not among men.

Listen back to a conversation MPR News host Angela Davis had earlier this year with a researcher who studies sex differences in alcohol use, and a drug and alcohol counselor who specializes in addiction among women.

Guests: 

  • MacKenzie Peltier is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine. She researches sex differences in alcohol use disorders. 

  • Jasmin Boelter is a licensed drug and alcohol counselor and the clinical director at Wellcome Manor Family Services in Garden City, Minn.

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Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.