The drunk sex epidemic

• Published in: Cosmopolitan (1952) p. 146
• Main Author: Johnson, Emily C
• Format: Magazine Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Hearst Magazines, a Division of the Hearst Corporation 01.02.2017; Hearst Magazine Media, Inc
• Subjects: Alcohol use; Alcoholism; Anxiety; Beer; Dating (Social customs); Drinking behavior; Female-male relations; Methods; Psychological aspects; Sex; Social aspects; United States
• ISSN: 0010-9541

A growing number of young women use alcohol as a sexual lubricantâ[euro]¦to the detriment of intimacy and enjoyment. [...]an alarming number of women fall into a new type of imbibers: sexual drinkers, aka people who aren't necessarily alcoholics but do rely on alcohol to get it on. A recent study found that 30 percent of sexually active women who drink never hook up without reaching some level of inebriation, according to the American Journal of Public Health. Columbia University researchers confirmed they're three times as likely as people in relationships to engage in some pre-bedroom boozing. Add to that the fact that binge drinking in women has shot up seven times faster than in men over the last decade and the rise of sexual drinkers begins to make sense. "There's a strong belief that alcohol and sex go together," says Megan Patrick, PhD, research associate professor at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research. Sex I f Y ou T hink Y ou N eed H elpâ[euro]¦ Make an appointment with your doctor to discuss your drinking habits, or visit the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at niaaa.nih.gov. [...]says Wilsnack, the number one hesitation women have about giving up booze is how it will negatively impact their sex life.