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Three Facts Social Workers Need to Know About Risky Alcohol Use

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April is Alcohol Awareness Month, an opportunity for social workers to get the facts on alcohol’s health effects. As the nation’s largest mental and behavioral health workforce, providing services in a wide range of practice settings, social workers are essential resources for evidence-based information about client alcohol use. 

Have Eight Minutes? Share Your Thoughts on Client Substance Use

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We’re listening! We want to learn about your work with clients on alcohol and other substance use.

In just eight minutes, you can help us better train and educate social workers who serve clients at risk for substance-related problems, including substance use disorders and substance-exposed pregnancy. Your responses will be completely anonymous.

What to Know About Women and Alcohol During FASD Awareness Month

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Young women are now binge drinking more than young men, according to a new study in JAMA. Binge drinking for a typical adult is defined as consuming four or more drinks for women (five for men) within two hours. Researchers found that between 2021 and 2023, more women ages 18-25 reported binge drinking in the last month compared to men in their age group, a reversal of higher binge drinking rates among men from 2017–2019. A separate study found that women in their 30s and 40s reported...
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