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.
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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For most Americans, drinking too much is not an issue – most of the time. The dietary guidelines issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommend moderate drinking levels of no more than 1 drink per day for women and nor more than 2 drinks per [...]
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So many young people drink – and when they do, they drink a lot more at one time. That’s according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (from the U.S. Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking: A Guide to Action for Families). The report cites the fact that [...]
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