Adult Binge Drinking
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definition of binge drinking
Drinking heavily over a short period of time with the intention of becoming intoxicated, resulting in immediate and severe intoxication.
Effects of Binge Drinking
Short-term harms can be those that are immediately harmful to your health. For example, hangovers, headaches, nausea, shakiness and possibly vomiting and memory loss. There is also the risk that a person could overdose on alcohol (sometimes called alcohol poisoning) which can cause death.
Long-term harms can include becoming physically or psychologically dependent upon alcohol, and developing liver or brain damage.
How to reduce the harm from alcohol
For healthy men and women to reduce the risk of an alcohol-related injury or disease during their lifetime, they should drink no more than two standard drinks on any day.
For women who are pregnant, are planning a pregnancy, or are breastfeeding, not drinking is the safest option.
For healthy men and women to reduce the risk of an immediate alcohol-related injury, they should drink no more than four standard drinks on any one occasion.
The Standard Drink
A standard drink is one that contains 10 grams of alcohol (12.5ml of pure alcohol).