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Alcohol's Deadly Triple Threat.

Authors :
Springen, Karen
Kantrowitz, Barbara
Tyre, Peg
Source :
Newsweek. 5/10/2004, Vol. 143 Issue 19, p90-92. 3p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Chart.
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

Reports that women get addicted faster to alcohol, seek help less often, and are more likely to die from drinking. Details of new research about the devastating effects of alcohol on women; Why a single drink for a woman has the impact of two drinks for a man; How women who are heavy drinkers become more vulnerable to major health problems as they grow older; Secrecy of many female alcoholics; Guide to drinking; How drinking threatens their children's health; Reasons why women turn to alcohol for comfort; Patterns of alcohol use.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00289604
Volume :
143
Issue :
19
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Newsweek
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
12978638