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• A pattern of drinking that brings a person’s blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 grams percent or above. This typically happens when men consume 5 or more drinks, and when women consume 4 or more drinks, in about 2 hours.

• 1 in 6 adults binge drink about 4x/month

– Consuming about 8 drinks per binge

• About 92% of U.S. adults who excessively drink, report binge drinking in the past 30 days

• 70% of binge drinking episodes involve adults 26+ years

• Prevalence of binge drinking among men is 2x the prevalence among women

• Binge drinkers are 14x more likely to report alcohol-impaired driving than non-binge drinkers

• About 90% of the alcohol consumed by youth under 21, is in the form of binge drinking

• More than ½ the alcohol consumed by adults in the U.S. is in the form of binge drinks

• Unintentional injuries (car crash, fall, burn, drowning)

• Intentional injuries (firearm injuries, sexual assault, domestic violence)

• Alcohol poisoning• Sexually transmitted diseases• Unintended pregnancy• High blood pressure, stroke, other

cardiovascular diseases• Liver disease• Neurological damage• Sexual dysfunction

• A pattern of drinking that brings a person’s blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 grams percent or above. This typically happens when men consume 5 or more drinks, and when women consume 4 or more drinks, in about 2 hours.

• 1 in 6 adults binge drink about 4x/month

– Consuming about 8 drinks per binge

• About 92% of U.S. adults who excessively drink, report binge drinking in the past 30 days

• 70% of binge drinking episodes involve adults 26+ years

• Prevalence of binge drinking among men is 2x the prevalence among women

• Binge drinkers are 14x more likely to report alcohol-impaired driving than non-binge drinkers

• About 90% of the alcohol consumed by youth under 21, is in the form of binge drinking

• More than ½ the alcohol consumed by adults in the U.S. is in the form of binge drinks

• Unintentional injuries (car crash, fall, burn, drowning)

• Intentional injuries (firearm injuries, sexual assault, domestic violence)

• Alcohol poisoning• Sexually transmitted diseases• Unintended pregnancy• High blood pressure, stroke, other

cardiovascular diseases• Liver disease• Neurological damage• Sexual dysfunction