Scientists sound the alarm: young girls are catching up with boys addicted to alcohol
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the growth of alcoholism among girls. As the newspaper telegraph.co.uk writes, referring to the WHO data, the modern young ladies can already compete with the guys in the amount of drunk "fire water".
According to a survey conducted by the organization "Health Behavior in School-aged Children," in which several hundred boys and girls took part, it was found that more than 50% of under-age ladies under 15 from England, Scotland and Wales at least twice were in a state of strong alcoholic intoxication. Such indicators force doctors to sound the alarm: the girls practically equalized the "score" with the guys in the amount drunk.
More detailed studies have confirmed that the fashion trend of sexual equality is largely influenced by the addiction to alcohol among girls. In particular, the professor of the University of St. Andrew Kandas Kerry, who supervised the study of alcoholism among young people, argues that the more vividly the gender equality is represented in the country, the more frequent are the cases of excessive consumption of strong drinks among young girls.
Director of one of the world's largest alcohol concerns Emily Robinson confirms that the gender factor really affects women's alcoholism. He is sure that the desire of women to be on the same social step with men spurs the fine half of humanity to go to "alcoholic" feats, but this does not do them good. This is a simple explanation: the female body perceives alcohol is not as male as it is, but much faster and brighter.
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