Five sessions of heavy drinking in three months flag risk: study
The team has calculated the thresholds for severe alcohol use disorder, which differ between men and women
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Five or more heavy drinking days within a three-month period is a good rule of thumb to flag the risk of needing medical care for alcohol use disorder in the next year, researchers say.
The US team set out to find a threshold that might flag risky drinking in primary care.