In 2013 the CDC reported that binge-drinking is on the rise: classified as 4 or more drinks per occasion, 3 or more times a month, 1 in 8 women and 1 in 5 girls qualify.
Alarming stats for sure.
The new face of risky drinking is female.
Discover the impact of this startling epidemic in Ann Dowsett Johnston’s new book, Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol.
Combining in-depth research with her own personal story of recovery, Ms. Johnston, award-winning journalist, delivers a groundbreaking examination of a shocking yet little recognized epidemic threatening society today—the precipitous rise in risky drinking among women and girls.
Take the 10 Questions about Women and Alcohol Quiz!
Listen to Ann’s compelling interview on The Diane Rehm Show.
"A powerful and important book about the increase in alcoholism and binge-drinking among women, and about our willful blindness to the damages of drinking in our culture." - Susan Cheever, author of My Name Is Bill: Bill Wilson – His Life, and the Creation of Alcoholics Anonymous