AdvertisementWomen Now Drink As Much As Men — Not So Much For Pleasure, But To Cope03:23Download AudioResumeJune 09, 2021Aneri PattanifacebookEmailBy the time Victoria Cooper enrolled in an alcohol treatment program in 2018, she was "drinking for survival," not pleasure, she says — multiple vodka shots in the morning, at lunchtime and beyond. In the treatment program, she saw other women in their 20s struggling with alcohol and other drugs. "It was the first time in a very long time that I had not felt alone," she says. (Kaiser Health News)