Binge Drinking

Originally Published: 1/18/2012

Reading, PA         Eagle-Times



Facts about binge drinking
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Binge drinking means that men drink five or more alcoholic drinks,
or women four or more, within a short time.
A drink is considered a 12-ounce beer, a 4-ounce glass of wine
 or an ounce of hard liquor, either straight or in a cocktail.

• Age group with the most binge drinkers: 18-34.

• Age group that binge drinks most: 65 and older.

• Income group with most binge drinkers: more than $75,000 per year.

• Income group that binge drinks most often and drinks most at a time:

less than $25,000.

• Most alcohol-impaired drivers binge drink.

• Most people who binge drink are not necessarily alcohol dependent

or alcoholics.

• More than half of the alcohol adults drink is while binge drinking.

• More than 90 percent of the alcohol that youths drink is while binge drinking.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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ME ....PS...Everyone has an opinion,

and I can design a survey to support every one of my opinions.

What about the emotional and spiritual values of the drinker ???

Take what you need and leave the rest.

ME and the Boss
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