Women’s Brains on Alcohol: Insight into the Science of Sex-Based Risks
3rd May 2025
Last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified a disturbing trend—between 2016 and 2021, rates of alcohol-related deaths increased by 35% in women (and 27% in men). Some researchers hypothesize that changes in social norms may be one of the drivers of increased drinking in women. “Women are now earning more, delaying marriage, and delaying childbirth,” says McKee. “It’s thought that this might create more time and space for drinking.”
Oh, ya think?