In continuing coverage, Medical Daily (8/10, Delzo) reports, “Women and older adults in the United States are drinking a concerning amount of alcohol,” a finding that is “leading researchers” at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism “to label the problem a ‘public health crisis.’” NIAAA investigators arrived at the study’s findings after examining research “carried out in 2001-02 and 2012-13” that “involved about 43,000 and 36,000 participants, respectively.” The findings were published online Aug. 9 in JAMA Psychiatry.
Psychiatric News (8/10) reports that “a related editorial…described the costs associated with alcohol-related problems and noted that the populations that appear to be at greatest risk may also be least likely to have access to care.” The editorialist wrote that the study “makes a compelling case that the United States is facing a crisis with alcohol use, one that is currently costly and about to get worse.”
Related Links:
— “Alcoholism Among Americans Deemed A Public Healt,” Janissa Delzo, Medical Daily, August 10, 2017.