Binge Drinking
By Amanda Horak
What is Binge Drinking?
Statistics
- about 92% of adults have used the form of binge drinking in the past 30 days
- 1 in 6 adults binge drinks about 4 times a month with about 8 drinks per binge
- 1 in 8 women binge drink
- 88,000 people have died due to binge drinking
Medical Effects of Binge Drinking
- alcohol poisoning
- neurological damage
- brain, skeletal, and liver damage
- gastrointestinal problems
- cardiac issues (stroke)
- cancer
Physical Effects of Binge Drinking
- unintended pregnancy
- high risk of exposure to sexually transmitted diseases
Emotional Effects of Binge Drinking
- feeling bad about yourself and your actions
- learning disabilities
- severe impairment of memory during hangover
- chronic depression & stress
- suicidal thoughts
- discontentment
- self pity
Social Effects of Binge Drinking
It could lead you to:
- having unprotected sex
- physical and verbal abuse of loved ones
- losing friends or loved ones
- losing money which you are spending on alcohol
- average cost of binge drinking is over $23,000 a year
Alcohol plays a huge role in the break up between thousands families and friends