SPECIAL | More women are dying from alcohol-related causes. Why?

A recent groundbreaking study revealed that alcohol-related deaths are surging for women even more than for men. What’s to blame? Dr. Paula Cook, host of The Addiction Files podcast and a board-certified addiction medicine and family medicine physician, joined The Excerpt podcast to talk about a dangerous culture around alcohol and why women face higher risks. She also advises how people can evaluate their own alcohol consumption habits to find out if changes are needed. Episode Transcript available here Also available at art19.com/shows/5-Things Correction: An earlier version of this interview misstated the broader group which the NIAAA, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, reports into. The institute is an organization under the National Institutes of Health. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.