Alcohol+and+Gender

=**Alcohol and Gender**=

**By Bennett Bennett**
Alcohol has been abused for a long time and it comes in many forms. There are differences to the way that males and females react to alcohol and the reasons why they turn to alcoholism. In the past, alcoholism has been thought to effect men much more than women, but as time changes many more women are turning to alcohol. People need to be aware of the different ways that alcohol changes (physically and emotionally) both males and females. There are some diseases and side effects that harm both males and females. Such as, increased rate of stroke and heart attack, poor nutrition, and cancer. Although alcoholism ruins your body, women have a higher risk of its awful effects. Women get drunk much faster than men because they have smaller body mass and cannot handle as much alcohol at one time. Also, the addiction rate for women is much higher. Men can also become addicted to alcohol, but they must consume much more than women. "Women with alcoholism generally feel more quality, anxious, or depressed than [men do] with alcoholism." Women and men have different reasons why they turn to alcohol. One of the many things that can influence women's decision to drink is anxiety. "It wasn't until March this year that women, anxiety and alcoholism were scientifically linked by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in Bethesda, Md." (Cook). Women drink to calm themselves after a traumatic or stressful event. Men drink because of different reasons. Most men drink to feel good about themselves and "manly". For men, alcohol is not so much a way to escape life, but a way to fit in with friends and "prove" themselves
 * How Different Genders React to Alcohol Poising**
 * Why Different Genders Drink and Why They Turn to Drinking**

It is twice as likely that men drink over women. It is more likely for men to consume alcohol. In the past, very few women drank alcohol, but now more and more women are drinking (at both social engagements and as a anti-depressant). The rate of female alcoholism is heightening.
 * Male and Female Alcohol Consumption**

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=**Sources Cited**=
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 * Cook, Gretchen. “New Research Confirms Alcohol is Gender-Sensitive.” __Women’s News__. 6 July 2003. 5 May 2008 <[|http://www.womensenews.org/‌article.cfm/‌dyn/‌aid/‌1416/‌context/‌cover/>.]
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