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Stolle, Sack and Thomasius define binge drinking as episodic excessive drinking. [7] There is currently no worldwide consensus on how many drinks constitute a "binge", but in the United States, the term has been described in academic research to mean consuming five or more standard drinks (male), or four or more drinks (female), [12] over a two-hour period. [13]
It is well-established that excessive alcohol use, including binge drinking and heavy drinking, has significant negative health effects. ... These guidelines are up for review this year, and two ...
The CDC says any alcohol consumed by those under 21 or by women who are pregnant is considered excessive, ... The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the issue of binge drinking in the United States ...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that nearly 40% of falls involve alcohol and at least a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10%. ... Symptoms of binge drinking can ...
Five binge drinking sessions, each involving 70 grams (5 US standard drinks) of alcohol (SAMHSA). Five binge drinking sessions, each involving 56 grams (4 US standard drinks) of alcohol (SAMHSA) References: CDC. [31] NIAAA, SAMHSA. [32] 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans [a]
Despite having a legal drinking age of 21, binge drinking in the United States remains very prevalent among high school and college students. Using the popular 5/4 definition of "binge drinking", one study found that, in 1999, 44% of American college students (51% male, 40% female) engaged in this practice at least once in the past two weeks. [26]
The risk of alcohol dependence begins at low levels of drinking and increases directly with both the volume of alcohol consumed and a pattern of drinking larger amounts on an occasion, to the point of intoxication, which is sometimes called binge drinking. Binge drinking is the most common pattern of alcoholism.
Regular heavy drinking and heavy episodic drinking (also called binge drinking), entailing four or more standard alcoholic drinks (a pint of beer or 50 ml drink of a spirit such as whisky corresponds to about two units of alcohol) on any one occasion, pose the greatest risk for harm, but lesser amounts can cause problems as well. [55]