Try: Alcohol abuse is becoming more common in older care recipients cr it is important to recognize the different impact alcohol has on women than men alcohol has a stronger impact on women alcohol is more damaging to a woman’s liver than a man’s women develop liver disease in a much shorter time than men do and after drinking less women can increase their risk of breast cancer if they drink as little as one ounce of alcohol per day risks increase as drinking increases these differences between men and women may be related to women’s lower body water content body weight and stomach enzymes following are some additional facts caregivers should know about women and alcohol women become intoxicated more quickly women’s health problems are more serious women have increased risk for heart disease ulcers osteoporosis pancreatitis and memory loss women are twice as likely to die of alcohol related diseases more women develop drinking problems later in life than do men women are less likely to be diagnosed with alcoholism or receive alcoholism treatment information references www agingandaddiction net

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