Alcohol Use Disorder: The New Diagnosis

Health experts are drawing attention to women reaching for a drink to take the edge off after analysis shows they may be consuming more alcohol.The National Institutes of Health highlights a trend that has women closing in on the gender drinking gap."Men drink more than women, but the gap is shrinking," said Dr. George Koob, Director of the National Institutes of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.The NIAAA cited a 2015 study led by Aaron White, Ph.D., NIAAA’s senior scientific advisor to the Di