Binge drinking is defined as a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 gram-percent or above. For a typical adult, this pattern corresponds to consuming 5 or more drinks (male), or 4 or more (female), in about 2 hours. Binge drinking can lead to alcohol-related accidents and fatalities, alcohol poisoning, and changes in brain development in underage drinkers.
A new study has found that binge drinking may put teenagers at an increased risk of developing osteoporosis and bone fractures later in life. Published in the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism, the study found long-term disruptions in many genes that play a role in bone formations in rats.
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Black adults are less likely to drink alcohol or binge drink than other adults, a federal government study shows. HealthDay News reports that an analysis of data from 2004 to 2008 found that 44.3 percent of blacks aged 18 and older drink alcohol, compared with that national average of 55.2 percent. The rate of binge [...]
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Heavy drinking is often associated with recent trainees of the United States Air Force and United States Navy. Understanding the patterns of drinking before enlisting and afterwards may help identify those who need intervention or education to prevent alcohol use disorders.
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A doctor at the Royal Darwin Hospital in Darwin, Australia, said their emergency room dealt with 350 cases of broken jaws and noses each year, most of which can be attributed to alcohol-related violence. "(This) puts us at about 17 per 10,000 population, which is well above anywhere else in the world," Dr. Mahiban Thomas [...]
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A recent study by researchers at the University of Washington found that alcohol can produce devastating effects on the brains of adolescent rats, leading to poor decision-making later in life.
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A number of colleges like to promote that they are a “dry campus” to prospective students and their parents. While it is true that a number of them do not allow drinking on campus, many are still failing to do something about students partaking in the activity off-campus.
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At the University of Louisiana at Monroe, students were put behind the wheel of a real car that simulated driving drunk, complete with video goggles featuring hazards such as pedestrians and police.
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Binge drinking is often discussed as a problem for college students or even young adults. It has become a focus of concern for college administrators and leaders in college-based communities as the activity continues to grow among the college sect. A new study highlights however, the young are not the only ones hitting the bottle [...]
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Recent research has shown that despite their increasing in age, Baby Boomers do not necessarily set aside their fondness for binge drinking or drugs. The issue here is these individuals are increasing their risk for both long term health problems such as neurological complications and elevated blood pressure.
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British coroner William Armstrong said that alcohol is now a major public health problem and blamed discounted alcohol for the soaring number of alcohol-related deaths. He criticized the government’s introduction of 24-hour alcohol licenses, which he said had failed to have the desired effect of ushering in more leisurely drinking habits.
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