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Excessive Drinking

Excessive Drinking

Excessive Drinking includes heavy drinking, binge drinking or both.

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About Excessive Drinking


Heavy drinking
For men, heavy drinking is typically defined as consuming an average of more than 2 drinks per day. For women, heavy drinking is typically defined as consuming an average of more than 1 drink per day.

Binge drinking
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, binge drinking is defined as a pattern of alcohol consumption that brings the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level to 0.08% or above. This pattern of drinking usually corresponds to 5 or more drinks on a single occasion for men or 4 or more drinks on a single occasion for women, generally within about 2 hours.

Excessive drinking both in the form of heavy drinking or binge drinking, is associated with numerous health problems, including but not limited to:

- Diseases such as cirrhosis; pancreatitis; cancers, including liver, mouth, throat, larynx, esophagus; high blood pressure.
- Unintentional injuries, such as motor-vehicle traffic crashes, falls, drowning, burns and firearm injuries.
- Violence, such as child maltreatment, homicide and suicide.
- Harm to a developing fetus if a woman drinks while pregnant, such as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
- Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
- Alcohol abuse or dependence.

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