The Rise of Women & Alcoholism – WNEM TV5 Interviews Sanford House

 

WNEM TV5 interviewed Sanford House Marketing Director Marilyn Spiller and Founder and President Rae Greenย  on the rise of alcoholism in women. In this comprehensive interview, Spiller shares her story – an alcohol dependence that spanned 25 years. And Rae Green, who is also an Addiction Therapist, explains why alcohol use disorders are claiming women at an unprecedented rate.

 

Sanford House at Cherry Street for Women – Addiction Treatment

 

Interview alcohol and women

 

Women are the fastest growing population of alcohol and drug users…

And by every quantitative measure, women are drinking more each year. Also bingeing more each year. Women’s DUIs have increased in the past decade. Women are more frequently measured with high concentrations of alcohol in their bloodstreams at car accident scenes. Emergency rooms treat more women for dangerous intoxication. And last, but not least, women consumers are driving the steady growth of wine sales.ย Conversely, menโ€™s drinking habits during the same time period have remained flat or fallen.

 

Women and drinking. Hereโ€™s the catch: women canโ€™t drink like men. Weโ€™re just not built for it… Rae Green, JD, LPC, CAADC

 

The good news is that women who seek treatment are 10 times more likely to remain abstinent. That is because they seek support… Rae Green, JD, LPC, CAADC

 

 

 

Sanford Behavioral Health is licensed and accredited as an addiction, eating disorder, and co-occurring mental health treatment facility, serving all of Michigan and beyond. Each of Sanfordโ€™s facilities in Greater Grand Rapids is carefully and diligently crafted to create a welcoming and comforting environment. Sanford is led by a psychiatrist-led team of medical, clinical, and support personnel providing medication-assisted, evidenced-based treatment to residential, outpatient, and telehealth patients. For more information, visit www.sanfordbehavioralhealth.com.