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Women and Alcohol (LRDG Summary)
Topic Summary

Women and Alcohol (LRDG Summary)

Publication date: 2014
Author: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

Provides information on the risks and harms of alcohol consumption for women. In the context of the Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines, the report notes that women are more vulnerable to the effects of alcohol and that it is safest not to consume alcohol when pregnant.

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