Alcohol and Liver Function in Women
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Gender Differences in Binge Drinking
The Role of Stress, Trauma, and Negative Affect in Alcohol Misuse and Alcohol Use Disorder in Women
Alcoholic Myopathy: Pathophysiologic Mechanisms and Clinical Implications
Focus On: Women and the Costs of Alcohol Use
Even though the prevalence of alcohol use in the United States generally is lower among women compared with men (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA] 2011), this gap has narrowed (Grucza et al. 2008). Furthermore, although women consume alcohol at lower levels than men, their body composition puts them at higher risk than men of developing some alcohol-related...
Common Biological Mechanisms of Alcohol Use Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Patterns of Cannabis and Alcohol Co-Use: Substitution Versus Complementary Effects
Introduction
Use of alcohol and related problems cause significant global and individual health-related harms, and alcohol use is currently the third-leading cause of preventable death in the United States.1,2 Alcohol and cannabis are among the most commonly used psychoactive substances in the United States.3 Although concurrent use of alcohol and cannabis (i.e., co-use: defined as using both...