Both heavy and incompatible drinking can increase the chances of divorce

Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 17:00 in Health & Medicine

High levels of drinking have repeatedly been shown to predict divorce. A Norwegian study has examined the impact of both level of drinking and compatibility of drinking on divorce. Results indicate that: one, the more people drink, the higher the risk of divorce; and two, risk of divorce is lowered if the spouses drink approximately the same amount of alcohol.

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