Alcohol Consumption: Women Have Higher Risk of Injury Than Men

A new study of emergency department patients in 18 countries, made available online on Tuesday by the scientific journal iAddiction/i, shows that the risk of injury caused by acute alcohol consumption is higher for women compared with men. While the risk of injury is similar for both men and women up to three 'standard' drinks (containing 16 ml or 12.8 g of pure ethanol), the risk then increases more rapidly for women, becoming twice the risk to men around 15 ...

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