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Binge Drinking in America
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And the numbers are fuzzy. Public health officials in the UK have been wringing their hands for some time now over perceived rates of binge drinking among the populace. In a 2010 survey of 27,000 Euro...
The Economic Cost of Heavy Drinking
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Some food, or rather, some drink for thought. A recently released study conducted for the CDC Foundation estimates that the economic costs of excessive drinking in American totaled 223.5 billion in 20...
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It's the Holiday Season--and That Means Alcohol
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Of jails, wheel chairs, and feeling better than everyone else the next morning. This campaign toured England during the Christmas season two years ago In order to show the isolating consequences of be...
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Coroner ‘amazed’ more don’t die from binge drinking
THE recently-retired Dublin coroner has expressed concern about binge drinking among young people and said it is surprising that greater numbers do not die from the effects of alcohol, considering what they drink.
Ex-coroner warns of dangers of binge drinking
A FORMER Dublin coroner has expressed concern about binge drinking among young people and said it was surprising greater numbers do not die from the effects of alcohol, considering what they drink.
Health Tip: Binge Drinking's Risks
(HealthDay News) -- Binge drinking occurs when the number of alcoholic drinks consumed in a short period raises a person's blood alcohol level to 0.08 grams percent or above, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Binge Drinking: Teens Strongly Influenced By Partner's Friends' Drinking Habits
Binge drinking in teens may be strongly influenced by the drinking habits of the friends of their romantic partners, a new study indicates. Partners’ friends appear to have more influence on the teen’s drinking than the habits of the teen's own friend
Why teenage daughters binge drink to try and impress boyfriend's mates
U.S. academics found adolescents are far more swayed by the drinking habits of their partner’s friends than their partner or even their own friends.