Understanding the Effects of Alcohol on Women | Mass General Brigham

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In what ways does alcohol affect women differently? How is binge drinking defined for women? What longer-term health risks can be associated with drinking alcohol for women? Shelly F. Greenfield, M.D., M.P.H., Chief Academic Officer and Director of the Alcohol, Drug, and Addiction Health Services Research and Education Program at McLean Hospital, discusses alcohol use disorder and how it affects women.

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0:00 – Intro
0:10 – Women and Alcohol
3:10 – Consequences
4:01 – Covid-19 and Alcohol
4:45 – Prevention
5:50 – Treatments and Therapies
7:00 – Helpful Resources

Rethinking Drinking NIH/NIAAA
https://www.rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/
Rethinking Drinking:
https://www.rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/How-much-is-too-much/
NIH/NIAAA Treatment Navigator:
https://alcoholtreatment.niaaa.nih.gov/
NIAAA Alcohol Treatment Navigator:
https://alcoholtreatment.niaaa.nih.gov/
From the CDC: Excessive Alcohol Use is a Risk to Women’s Health:
https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/womens-health.htm
Binge Drinking NIH/NIAAA
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/binge-drinking
Women and Alcohol
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/women-alcohol-and-covid-19-2021040622219
Audit Screening Tool (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: Drinking
https://auditscreen.org/
Planning Alcohol Interventions Using NIAAA’s College AIM
https://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/collegeaim/
Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/clinical-guides-and-manuals/alcohol-screening-and-brief-intervention-youth
Alcohol and Covid-19
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-and-covid-19

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