Key takeaways:

Women’s alcohol misuse rose 84% from 2001 to 2013 and remained high after COVID-19 .

Ashley Addiction Treatment and Johns Hopkins studied gender differences in recovery.

Women showed faster recovery when given gender-directed, holistic care .

Research highlights need for workplace and societal support for women in treatment.

Alcohol use has risen sharply in recent years — but this upward trajectory began well before the COVID-19 pandemic. From 2001 to 2013, there was a 35% increase in alcohol misuse in men; women’s misuse of alcohol jumped 84% in that same period. During the pandemic those numbers continued to climb, with women experiencing a 39% increase in alcohol-related problems.

After pandemic restrictions were eased, men largely returned to their pre-COVID

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