How ‘Mommy Juice’ Culture Is Normalizing Alcohol Addiction
“Mommy needs her wine.”
If you think it’s becoming more difficult to avoid seeing phrases like that on social media, you’re not alone.
Between memes, jokes between friends, and even movies dedicated to women and their love for wine, it can sometimes feel like there’s no escaping the “mommy juice” banter.
However, the truth is the increasing prevalence of “mommy juice” culture is no laughing matter.
Rates of drinking and alcohol addiction are on the rise among women. A 2017 study put high-risk drinking among women at a 58 percent increase in the last decade alone, creating what some suggest could point to a public health crisis.
Especially as recent research has found an increase in health risks for even just one serving of alcohol per day.
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