One in five men at risk of drinking problem
By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO (Reuters) - At least one in five men in developed countries are at risk of abusing or becoming dependent on alcohol during their lifetimes, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.
The risk is about half that for women, who have an 8 to 10 percent chance of becoming dependent on alcohol.
And despite the popular belief that nothing works, there is help in the form of several effective treatments, they said.
“This is a serious problem,” Dr. Marc Schuckit of the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System and the University of California said in a telephone interview.
He said men have roughly a 15 percent lifetime risk for alcohol abuse, and a 10 percent risk for alcohol dependence.
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on Jan 26th, 2009 and is filed under Behavior, General Health.
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