Facing stigma in a male-dominated culture, many women are turning to support groups that offer a safe space for recovery and address their unique issues
Shino Usui, a pharmacist and organiser of an alcoholism recovery peer group at a hospital in western Japan, can attest to the fact that the ratio of female drinkers in the country is rising at an alarming rate.
As someone who used to hit the bottle daily, she recognised that combating alcoholism as a woman in a society where men are normally seen as the heavy drinkers has become a sensitive, often shameful topic.
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