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Bookmark or Share- What Is Binge Drinking and 10 Health ImpactsWhat is binge drinking? Binge drinking is beyond the casual beer after work. But the definition of what constitutes a binge-drinking episode may surprise you. The CDC defines a binge-drinking episode as at least four drinks for women or five drinks for men within a two-hour period.
- Binge Drinking | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionBinge drinking is a serious but preventable public health problem. Binge drinking is the most common and costly pattern of excessive alcohol use in the United States.1,2 Binge drinking is defined as consuming 5 or more drinks on an occasion for men or 4 or more drinks on an occasion for women.
- Drinking Levels Defined | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and ...NIAAA defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 percent - or 0.08 grams of alcohol per deciliter - or higher. For a typical adult, this pattern corresponds to consuming 5 or more drinks (male), or 4 or more drinks (female), in about 2 hours.
- Binge Drinking: Health Effects, Signs, and PreventionSigns. Health Effects. Binge Drinking and Alcohol Use Disorder. Prevention. Binge drinking is a pattern of drinking an amount of alcohol —beer, wine, liquor, and similar beverages—that brings your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) up to 0.08 grams of alcohol per deciliter (100 milliliters) of blood (0.08 g/dL).
- Binge drinking: Definition, effects, and how to stop - Medical News TodayBinge drinking is when a person consumes enough alcoholic beverages during a 2-hour period to bring their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08% or higher. Typically, this means four drinks...
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