At-risk drinking risky for older men

What you talkin' about, Doctor? Well, it seems that

Elderly men who engage in "at-risk" drinking have higher mortality rates than those who abstain or drink safer amounts of alcohol, a report indicates.

The authors define at-risk drinking as excessive drinking or the "use of alcohol in amounts deemed risky in the presence of relevant comorbidities."

So get a pen or pencil and jot this down: according to this new study by Dr. Allison A. Moore at UCLA, (send her mail to thank her): at-risk drinking is risky.