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Among Aging Adults--Especially Women--Problematic Alcohol Use Has Become More Common
Hazardous and binge drinking are becoming more prevalent in older people, most notably women, according to a large study of alcohol use and aging in two Nordic countries that may illuminate similar trends in other Western populations. Alcohol use typically declines with age, partly because of physiological changes and accumulating health issues that amplify the risks. Nevertheless, drinking among older adults, especially women, has increased in recent decades and now commonly exceeds lower-risk drinking guidelines. This may in part reflect more liberal attitudes to drinking among "baby boomers" and people with greater social and financial freedoms, in addition to false beliefs about alcohol and health. In some Western countries, more than 1 in 3 older adults engage in risky drinking, representing an expanding public health issue as the population ages. That said, older adults are under-represented in research. For the study in Alcohol: Clinical & Experimental Research, investigators in
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