A study made in the United Kingdom reveals that women’s drinking habit has increased whereas men are drinking less than before. Men reach a peak in drinking when they are around the age of 29, women, however, drink more when they are approaching middle age.

The number of women aged 35 to 54 dying from alcohol-related problems doubled between 1991 and 2006, from 7.2 to 14.8 per 100,000 of the population - the largest increase of any group. Police fear they are also more vulnerable to assault.

Hospitals and alcohol rehabilitation centers have noticed a rise in the number of women in early middle age seeking treatment for alcohol addiction. Women are less able to metabolise alcohol and suffer greater damage to their health than men after drinking similar amounts.

Tags: abuse, alcohol, drinking

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