Narrowing differences in the rate of alcohol‐related acute care admissions in the <scp>United States</scp> between women versus men, 2016–2023

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Authors

Ke Xu · Washington University in St. Louis

Jennifer K. Bello · St Louis Community College

Joanna L. Buss · Center for Advancing Health

Jacob T. Steinle · Washington University in St. Louis

Suraj Shankar · Washington University in St. Louis

Shelly F. Greenfield · Harvard University

Richard A. Grucza

Abstract

From 2016 to 2023, alcohol accounted for an increasing proportional share of substance-related acute care encounters among women relative to men, independent of changes in overall substance-related healthcare utilization volume.

Topics & Keywords

Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equalityGood health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research

Volume 50, Issue 3, pp. e70279-e70279

DOI: 10.1111/acer.70279

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