Alcohol use sent twice as many women to hospital during pandemic

The number of women seen at a hospital due to alcohol misuse nearly doubled during the pandemic, according to a new study.

Between April 2020 and September 2021, complications of alcohol-related disease rose by 33% to 56% among middle-aged women compared with pre-pandemic times, said study author Bryant Shuey, M.D., an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.

“Drinking has increased in the last decade among women, particularly during the pandemic, in comparison to men,” Dr. Shuey told CNN. “That uptick in drinking is likely contributing to the really serious alcohol-related liver disease, mood disorders, alcohol withdrawal problems and heart and gastric concerns we found in our study.”

Read more: JAMA Network

 

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