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Get the Facts: Consumption of Alcohol and Binge Drinking

Get the Facts: Consumption of Alcohol and Binge Drinking

  • The definition of binge drinking is 5 drinks for a male, 4 for a female in a sitting.  Drinking more than 5 drinks for men, 4 for women, in a single session can result in blood alcohol concentrations which can seriously affect your coordination and judgment, and would place you at risk or injury or accidents.

  • Those who begin drinking before age 15 have a 40-percent higher risk of developing alcohol abuse or alcoholism some time in their lives than those who wait until age 21 to begin drinking.