High Risk Drinking

High Risk Drinking

High Risk Drinking

Alcohol abuse can take a number of forms but perhaps the most dangerous form is binge drinking. In the U.S. binge drinking is defined as the consumption of five or more drinks by a man or four or more drinks by a woman in a single drinking session, or two hours. (A standard drink in the U.S. is 12 ounces of beer, five ounces of wine, or one and a half ounces of 80-proof liquor.) Much binge drinking is motivated by the desire to get drunk quickly and may stem in part from peer pressure at parties, pubs, or schools, where the need to feel accepted is high. Regardless of the dynamics, binge drinking is a major public health problem and a social and economic disaster in a number of English-speaking countries.

Facts about Binge Drinking Alcohol Abuse in the U.S.

According to national surveys summarized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):


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