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'''Binge drinking''', or '''heavy episodic drinking''', is drinking [[alcoholic beverage]]s with an intention of becoming [[Alcohol intoxication|intoxicated]] by heavy consumption of [[alcohol (drug)|alcohol]] over a short period of time. However specific definitions of the quantity of alcohol vary considerably. Binge drinking is popular in many countries worldwide, and overlaps somewhat with [[social drinking]] since it is often done in groups. The degree of intoxication, however, varies between and within various cultures that engage in this practice. A binge on alcohol can occur over hours, last up to several days, or in the event of extended use, even weeks.  
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'''Binge drinking''', or '''heavy episodic drinking''', is drinking [[alcoholic beverage]]s with an intention of becoming [[Alcohol intoxication|intoxicated]] by heavy consumption of [[alcohol (drug)|alcohol]] over a short period of time. Binge drinking is popular in many countries worldwide, and overlaps somewhat with [[social drinking]] since it is often done in groups. The degree of intoxication, however, varies between and within various cultures that engage in this practice. A binge on alcohol can occur over hours, last up to several days, or in the event of extended use, even weeks.  
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Binge drinking is harmful, regardless of a person's age, with those involved at increased risk of dangerous if not criminal behavior as well as serious physiological damage even death. As a result, there have been calls for healthcare professionals to give increased attention to their patients’ drinking habits, especially binge drinking. Prevention of binge drinking, however, depends primarily on psychological factors, such as belief in one's value as a person in full control of one's mind and body, and rejection of the notion that dulling the senses with alcohol is a valid way to experience happiness.
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Binge drinking is harmful, regardless of a person's age, with those involved at increased risk of dangerous if not criminal behavior as well as serious physiological damage, even death. As a result, there have been calls for [[healthcare professional]]s to give increased attention to their patients’ drinking habits, especially binge drinking. Prevention of binge drinking, however, depends primarily on psychological factors, such as belief in one's value as a person in full control of one's mind and body, and rejection of the notion that dulling the senses with alcohol is a valid way to experience [[happiness]].
  
 
== Definitions ==
 
== Definitions ==
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Generally, definitions of binge drinking are based on the quantity of alcohol consumed. However, there is no worldwide consensus on how many drinks constitute a "binge." For example, Stolle, Sack and Thomasius define binge drinking as "excessive episodic consumption of alcohol,"<ref name="Stolle-2009">Martin Stolle, Peter-Michael Sack, and Rainer Thomasiusm, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19547732/ Binge drinking in childhood and adolescence: epidemiology, consequences, and interventions] ''Dtsch Arztebl Int'' 106(19) (May 2009): 323–328. Retrieved April 22, 2022.</ref> without specifying what is meant by "excessive." Indeed, defining binge drinking is complicated in that the time period over which the drinking occurs, the body mass of the person drinking, as well as the quantity of alcohol consumed must all be taken into account. Otherwise, a person could be defined as a binge drinker even if he or she never becomes intoxicated since four or five drinks consumed over the course of a whole day and as an accompaniment to meals will not have the same effects as the same amount consumed over a couple of hours on an empty stomach. Whatever the numerical definition used, heavy drinking or rapid consumption over a short period of time with the intention of becoming intoxicated is implied in the use of the term.  
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Generally, definitions of binge drinking are based on the quantity of alcohol consumed. However, there is no worldwide consensus on how many drinks constitute a "binge." For example, Stolle, Sack and Thomasius define binge drinking as "excessive episodic consumption of alcohol,"<ref name="Stolle-2009">Martin Stolle, Peter-Michael Sack, and Rainer Thomasiusm, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19547732/ Binge drinking in childhood and adolescence: epidemiology, consequences, and interventions] ''Dtsch Arztebl Int'' 106(19) (May 2009): 323–328. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref> without specifying what is meant by "excessive." Indeed, defining binge drinking is complicated in that the time period over which the drinking occurs, the body mass of the person drinking, as well as the quantity of alcohol consumed must all be taken into account. Otherwise, a person could be defined as a binge drinker even if he or she never becomes intoxicated since four or five drinks consumed over the course of a whole day and as an accompaniment to meals will not have the same effects as the same amount consumed over a couple of hours on an empty stomach. Whatever the numerical definition used, heavy drinking or rapid consumption over a short period of time with the intention of becoming intoxicated is implied in the use of the term.  
  
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Therefore, some definitions, albeit less common, rely on [[blood alcohol concentration]] (BAC). For example, the [[National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism]] (NIAAA) defines the term "binge drinking" as "a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 percent - or 0.08 grams of alcohol per deciliter - or higher. For a typical adult, this pattern corresponds to consuming 5 or more drinks (male), or 4 or more drinks (female), in about 2 hours."<ref>[https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/moderate-binge-drinking Drinking Levels Defined] ''National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)''. Retrieved April 22, 2022.</ref>  
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Therefore, some definitions, albeit less common, rely on [[blood alcohol concentration]] (BAC). For example, the [[National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism]] (NIAAA) defines the term "binge drinking" as "a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 percent - or 0.08 grams of alcohol per deciliter - or higher. For a typical adult, this pattern corresponds to consuming 5 or more drinks (male), or 4 or more drinks (female), in about 2 hours."<ref>[https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/moderate-binge-drinking Drinking Levels Defined] ''National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)''. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref>  
  
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Based on this BAC definition, in the United States, the term has been accepted as meaning the consumption of five or more [[Alcohol equivalence|standard drinks]] (male), or four or more drinks (female), over a two-hour period.<ref>[https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/faqs.htm#excessivealcohol Alcohol and Public Health: What is binge drinking] ''CDC''. Retrieved April 22, 2022.</ref>  
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Based on this BAC definition, in the United States the term binge drinking has been accepted as meaning the consumption of five or more [[Alcohol equivalence|standard drinks]] (male), or four or more drinks (female), over a two-hour period.<ref>[https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/faqs.htm#excessivealcohol Alcohol and Public Health: What is binge drinking] ''CDC''. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref> There is a worldwide consensus that approximates this definition, although the actual number of drinks differ given that sizes of drinks vary by country.
  
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In the [[United Kingdom]], binge drinking is defined by one academic publication as drinking more than twice the daily limit, that is, drinking eight units or more for men or six units or more for women (roughly equivalent to five or four American standard drinks, respectively).<ref name="Stephens-2008">David N Stephens and Theodora Duka, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18640918/ Review. Cognitive and emotional consequences of binge drinking: role of amygdala and prefrontal cortex] ''Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci'' 363(1507) (October 2008): 3169–3179. Retrieved April 22, 2022.</ref> In [[Australia]], binge drinking is also known as "Risky Single Occasion Drinking" (RSOD)<ref name=RSOD>Caroline van Gemert, Paul Dietze, Judy Gold, Rachel Sacks-Davis, Mark Stoové, Hassan Vally, and Margaret Hellard, [https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-11-482 The Australian national binge drinking campaign: campaign recognition among young people at a music festival who report risky drinking] ''BMC Public Health'' 11(482) (2011). Retrieved April 22, 2022.</ref> and can be classified by the drinking of seven or more standard drinks (by males) and five or more standard drinks (by females) within a single day.<ref>Krzysztof Kubacki, Dariusz Siemieniako, and Sharyn Rundle‐Thiele, [https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/07363761111127644/full/html College binge drinking: a new approach] ''Journal of Consumer Marketing'' 28(3) (2011): 225–233. Retrieved April 22, 2022.</ref>
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In the [[United Kingdom]], binge drinking is defined by one academic publication as drinking more than twice the daily limit, that is, drinking eight units or more for men or six units or more for women (roughly equivalent to five or four American standard drinks, respectively).<ref name="Stephens-2008">David N Stephens and Theodora Duka, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18640918/ Review. Cognitive and emotional consequences of binge drinking: role of amygdala and prefrontal cortex] ''Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci'' 363(1507) (October 2008): 3169–3179. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref> In [[Australia]], binge drinking is also known as "Risky Single Occasion Drinking" (RSOD)<ref name=RSOD>Caroline van Gemert, Paul Dietze, Judy Gold, Rachel Sacks-Davis, Mark Stoové, Hassan Vally, and Margaret Hellard, [https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-11-482 The Australian national binge drinking campaign: campaign recognition among young people at a music festival who report risky drinking] ''BMC Public Health'' 11(482) (2011). Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref> and can be classified by the drinking of seven or more standard drinks (by males) and five or more standard drinks (by females) within a single day.<ref>Krzysztof Kubacki, Dariusz Siemieniako, and Sharyn Rundle‐Thiele, [https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/07363761111127644/full/html College binge drinking: a new approach] ''Journal of Consumer Marketing'' 28(3) (2011): 225–233. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref>
  
 
An alternative colloquial term for binge drinking, "going on a bender," formerly implied a drinking spree of several days:
 
An alternative colloquial term for binge drinking, "going on a bender," formerly implied a drinking spree of several days:
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<blockquote>''Bender'' is a word people use to describe binge drinking. ...  binge drinking was considered to be a period of drinking that went on for several days. Usually, a person who went on a binge or a bender was an alcoholic.<ref>Stephanie Watson, ''Binge Drinking'' (Essential Library, 2011, ISBN 978-1617831317)</ref></blockquote>
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<blockquote>''Bender'' is a word people use to describe binge drinking. ...  binge drinking was considered to be a period of drinking that went on for several days. Usually, a person who went on a binge or a bender was an alcoholic.<ref>Stephanie Watson, ''Binge Drinking'' (Essential Library, 2011, ISBN 978-1617831317).</ref></blockquote>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
[[File:William Hogarth - A Midnight Modern Conversation.jpg|thumb|400px|"A Midnight Modern Conversation" [[William Hogarth]], 1731]]
 
[[File:William Hogarth - A Midnight Modern Conversation.jpg|thumb|400px|"A Midnight Modern Conversation" [[William Hogarth]], 1731]]
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Binge drinking as a concept has both a recent and a distant history, having come to refer to two quite distinct phenomena. In its first, "classic," meaning it refers to a pattern of drinking that occurs over an extended period (usually several days) set aside for the purpose. This is definition is linked to clinical definitions of the disease of [[alcoholism]], as in Jellinek’s 1960 classification.<ref>E. M. Jellinek, ''The Disease Concept of Alcoholism'' (Martino Fine Books, 2010 (original 1960), ISBN 978-1578989362).</ref>  
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Binge drinking as a concept has both a recent and a distant history, having come to refer to two quite distinct phenomena. In its first, "classic," meaning it refers to a pattern of drinking that occurs over an extended period (usually several days) set aside for the purpose. This is definition is linked to clinical definitions of the disease of [[alcoholism]], as in Jellinek’s 1960 classification.<ref>E. M. Jellinek, ''The Disease Concept of Alcoholism'' (Martino Fine Books, 2010 (original 1960), ISBN 978-1578989362).</ref>  
  
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"Binge drinking” and “binge drinker” as phrases with the second meaning are comparatively modern, and come a while after the invention of the concept of “binge eating” by psychiatrists to describe [[eating disorder]] problems such as [[bulimia]]. In this case, the term has come to be used to describe a single drinking session leading to intoxication, often measured as the consumption of more than a certain number of drinks in a single short time period.<ref>Virginia Berridge, Rachel Herring, and Betsy Thom, [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239592557_Second_Opinions_Binge_Drinking_A_Confused_Concept_and_its_Contemporary_History Second Opinions Binge Drinking: A Confused Concept and its Contemporary History] ''Social History of Medicine'' 22(3) (November 2009). Retrieved April 19, 2022.</ref> For example, the term appeared in an article in ''The Times'' in 1969, as a contrast to the generally understood term "alcoholic." Psychiatrists clarified that a “binge drinker” as someone who “goes off periodically and gets himself very drunk, perhaps for days on end, but between bouts he may drink little or nothing, and so can argue that he is not addicted."<ref>Martyn Cornell, [https://zythophile.co.uk/2008/06/02/binge-drinking-a-brief-history/ Binge drinking: a brief history] ''Zythophile'', June 2, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2022.</ref> This view of binge drinking as episodic heavy drinking remained through the 1980s and the early 1990s, with a certain recognition that heavy drinking over a short period can lead to dangerous consequences, including driving while drunk and involvement in violent altercations. However, reaching a consensus on how many drinks constitutes this version of binge drinking remains elusive.
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"Binge drinking” and “binge drinker” as phrases with the second meaning are comparatively modern, and come a while after the invention of the concept of “binge eating” by psychiatrists to describe [[eating disorder]] problems such as [[bulimia]]. In this case, the term has come to be used to describe a single drinking session leading to intoxication, often measured as the consumption of more than a certain number of drinks in a single short time period.<ref>Virginia Berridge, Rachel Herring, and Betsy Thom, [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239592557_Second_Opinions_Binge_Drinking_A_Confused_Concept_and_its_Contemporary_History Second Opinions Binge Drinking: A Confused Concept and its Contemporary History] ''Social History of Medicine'' 22(3) (November 2009). Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref> For example, the term appeared in an article in ''The Times'' in 1969, as a contrast to the generally understood term "alcoholic." Psychiatrists clarified that a “binge drinker” as someone who “goes off periodically and gets himself very drunk, perhaps for days on end, but between bouts he may drink little or nothing, and so can argue that he is not addicted."<ref>Martyn Cornell, [https://zythophile.co.uk/2008/06/02/binge-drinking-a-brief-history/ Binge drinking: a brief history] ''Zythophile'', June 2, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref> This view of binge drinking as episodic heavy drinking remained through the 1980s and the early 1990s, with a certain recognition that heavy drinking over a short period can lead to dangerous consequences, including driving while drunk and involvement in violent altercations. However, reaching a consensus on how many drinks constitutes this version of binge drinking remains elusive.
  
 
==Causes==
 
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[[Culture]] as well as [[peer pressure]] play an important role in driving binge drinking.<ref name=Standridge> John B Standridge, Robert G Zylstra, and Stephen M Adams, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15301124/ Alcohol consumption: an overview of benefits and risks] ''South Med J.'' 97(7) (July 2004):664-672. Retrieved April 26, 2022.</ref> Reasons given for binge drinking by children and adolescents in [[Europe]] include:<ref name="Stolle-2009"/>
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[[Culture]] as well as [[peer pressure]] play an important role in driving binge drinking.<ref name=Standridge> John B Standridge, Robert G Zylstra, and Stephen M Adams, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15301124/ Alcohol consumption: an overview of benefits and risks] ''South Med J.'' 97(7) (July 2004):664-672. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref> Reasons given for binge drinking by children and adolescents in [[Europe]] include:<ref name="Stolle-2009"/>
  
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Other causes include feeling more grown-up and fitting in with peers and to increase the chance of sexual encounters. Some also drink to alleviate [[psychological stress]] or [[anxiety]]. Risk factors for binge drinking among adolescents include: low socioeconomic status, large amount of disposable (pocket) money, sensation and novelty seeking, low self-control, delinquency and having delinquent friends. Other risk factors include: using alcohol as a coping strategy for emotional problems (more common in adolescent girls), excessive drinking among peers, poor relationship with parents, excessive alcohol use by parents. Genetic conditions combined with a background of negative environmental factors increase the harmful use of alcohol.<ref name="Stolle-2009"/>
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Other reasons include feeling more grown-up and fitting in with peers, and to increase the chance of sexual encounters. Some also drink to alleviate [[psychological stress]] or [[anxiety]]. Risk factors for binge drinking among adolescents include: low socioeconomic status, large amount of disposable (pocket) money, sensation and novelty seeking, low self-control, delinquency and having delinquent friends. Other risk factors include: using alcohol as a coping strategy for emotional problems (more common in adolescent girls), excessive drinking among peers, poor relationship with parents, excessive alcohol use by parents. Genetic conditions combined with a background of negative environmental factors increase the harmful use of alcohol.<ref name="Stolle-2009"/>
  
 
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Acute intoxication, such as binge drinking and [[alcoholism]], are known potent risk factors for [[suicide]].<ref>H. O'Connell and B. A. Lawlor, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16445162/ Recent alcohol intake and suicidality—a neuropsychological perspective] ''Irish Journal of Medical Science'' 174(4) (October-December 2005):51–54. Retrieved April 26, 2022. </ref> Binge drinking is also associated with an increased risk of unplanned and unprotected sex, unplanned [[pregnancy|pregnancies]], and an increased risk of [[HIV]] infection.<ref>Amitava Dasgupta, ''The Science of Drinking: How Alcohol Affects Your Body and Mind'' (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012, ISBN 978-1442204102).</ref>  
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Acute intoxication, such as binge drinking and [[alcoholism]], are known potent risk factors for [[suicide]].<ref>H. O'Connell and B. A. Lawlor, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16445162/ Recent alcohol intake and suicidality—a neuropsychological perspective] ''Irish Journal of Medical Science'' 174(4) (October-December 2005):51–54. Retrieved June 9, 2022. </ref> Binge drinking is also associated with an increased risk of unplanned and unprotected sex, unplanned [[pregnancy|pregnancies]], and an increased risk of [[HIV]] infection.<ref>Amitava Dasgupta, ''The Science of Drinking: How Alcohol Affects Your Body and Mind'' (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012, ISBN 978-1442204102).</ref>  
  
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Risks of social harm and [[drug abuse]], including initiation of smoking and incidence of nicotine dependence, as well as a higher probability of [[divorce]], [[Domestic abuse|spousal abuse]], and poor job performance have all been associated with binge drinking.<ref>Deborah A Dawson, Ting-Kai Li, and Bridget F Grant, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18243584/ A Prospective Study of Risk Drinking: At risk for what?] ''Drug and Alcohol Dependence'' 95(1–2) (May 1, 2008):62–72. Retrieved April 26, 2022.</ref>
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Risks of social harm and [[drug abuse]], including initiation of smoking and incidence of nicotine dependence, as well as a higher probability of [[divorce]], [[Domestic abuse|spousal abuse]], and poor job performance have all been associated with binge drinking.<ref>Deborah A Dawson, Ting-Kai Li, and Bridget F Grant, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18243584/ A Prospective Study of Risk Drinking: At risk for what?] ''Drug and Alcohol Dependence'' 95(1–2) (May 1, 2008):62–72. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref>
  
 
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Binge drinking has the propensity to result in brain damage faster as well as more severely than chronic drinking ([[alcoholism]]), due to the neurotoxic effects of the repeated rebound withdrawal effects. During the repeated alcohol free stages associated with binge drinking, a larger amount of glutamate is released than occurs during withdrawal from chronic heavy alcohol use; additionally this extreme release of glutamate happens on a repeated basis in binge drinkers leading to [[excitotoxicity]]. The tolerance that occurs during chronic ('non-stop') drinking delays alcohol-related brain damage compared to binge drinking, which induced immediate and repeated insults to the brain.<ref name="pmid19155229">Roberta J Ward, Frédéric Lallemand, and Philippe de Witte,
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Binge drinking has the propensity to result in brain damage faster as well as more severely than chronic drinking ([[alcoholism]]), due to the neurotoxic effects of the repeated rebound withdrawal effects. During the repeated alcohol free stages associated with binge drinking, a larger amount of [[glutamate]] is released than occurs during withdrawal from chronic heavy alcohol use; additionally this extreme release of glutamate happens on a repeated basis in binge drinkers leading to [[excitotoxicity]]. The tolerance that occurs during chronic ('non-stop') drinking delays alcohol-related brain damage compared to binge drinking, which induced immediate and repeated insults to the brain.<ref name="pmid19155229">Roberta J Ward, Frédéric Lallemand, and Philippe de Witte,
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[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19155229/ Biochemical and neurotransmitter changes implicated in alcohol-induced brain damage in chronic or 'binge drinking' alcohol abuse] ''Alcohol and Alcoholism'' 44(2) (2009): 128–135. Retrieved April 26, 2022. </ref>
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[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19155229/ Biochemical and neurotransmitter changes implicated in alcohol-induced brain damage in chronic or 'binge drinking' alcohol abuse] ''Alcohol and Alcoholism'' 44(2) (2009): 128–135. Retrieved June 9, 2022. </ref>
  
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[[Blackout (alcohol-related amnesia)|Blackouts]], a form of [[amnesia]] that occurs in binge drinkers, may be due to suppressed [[hippocampus]] function with rebound NMDA (glutamate) activity combined with excessive glucocorticoid release induced by the stress of repeated intoxication followed by acute withdrawal/abstinence. The proposed mechanism of neural kindling leads to neurotoxicity of structures involved in learning and memory within the brain of binge drinkers. neural kindling due to repeated withdrawals is believed to be the mechanism of cognitive damage in both binge drinkers and alcoholics. Neuronal kindling also leads to each subsequent acute withdrawal episode being more severe than previous withdrawal episodes.<ref name="Courtney-2009"/> Frontal lobe processing may become impaired as a result of binge drinking with resultant neurocognitive deficits and impaired working memory.<ref name="Courtney-2009"/>
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[[Blackout (alcohol-related amnesia)|Blackouts]], a form of [[amnesia]] that occurs in binge drinkers, may be due to suppressed [[hippocampus]] function with rebound NMDA (glutamate) activity combined with excessive glucocorticoid release induced by the stress of repeated intoxication followed by acute withdrawal/abstinence. The proposed mechanism of neural kindling leads to neurotoxicity of structures involved in learning and memory within the brain of binge drinkers. neural kindling due to repeated withdrawals is believed to be the mechanism of cognitive damage in both binge drinkers and alcoholics. Neuronal kindling also leads to each subsequent acute withdrawal episode being more severe than previous withdrawal episodes. Frontal lobe processing may become impaired as a result of binge drinking with resultant neurocognitive deficits and impaired working memory.<ref name="Courtney-2009">Kelly E. Courtney and John Polich, [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2748736/ Binge drinking in young adults: Data, definitions, and determinants] ''Psychol Bull'' 135(1) (January 2009): 142–156. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref>
  
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Alcohol suppresses brain function during intoxication; but upon withdrawal [[rebound effects]] occur in the glutamate/NMDA system and with excess glutamate activity [[glucocorticoid]] release; due to the repeated intoxication, followed by acute withdrawal, a neurotoxic effect that damages the central nervous system develops, leading to persisting impairments in verbal and nonverbal cognitive abilities as well as impairment of spatial orientation. Due to developmental processes occurring during adolescence including [[myelinization]] and restructuring of the synapses, adolescents are thought to be more vulnerable to the [[neurotoxic]] effects of alcohol.<ref name="Stolle-2009"/>
 
Alcohol suppresses brain function during intoxication; but upon withdrawal [[rebound effects]] occur in the glutamate/NMDA system and with excess glutamate activity [[glucocorticoid]] release; due to the repeated intoxication, followed by acute withdrawal, a neurotoxic effect that damages the central nervous system develops, leading to persisting impairments in verbal and nonverbal cognitive abilities as well as impairment of spatial orientation. Due to developmental processes occurring during adolescence including [[myelinization]] and restructuring of the synapses, adolescents are thought to be more vulnerable to the [[neurotoxic]] effects of alcohol.<ref name="Stolle-2009"/>
  
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Age and genetic factors influence the risk of developing alcohol-related [[neurotoxicity]].<ref name="Bowden-2001">{{Cite journal | last1 = Bowden | first1 = SC. | last2 = Crews | first2 = FT. | last3 = Bates | first3 = ME. | last4 = Fals-Stewart | first4 = W. | last5 = Ambrose | first5 = ML. | title = Neurotoxicity and neurocognitive impairments with alcohol and drug-use disorders: potential roles in addiction and recovery | journal = Alcohol Clin Exp Res | volume = 25 | issue = 2 | pages = 317–21 |date=Feb 2001 | pmid = 11236849 | doi = 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2001.tb02215.x }}</ref> Adolescence, especially early adolescence (i.e. before age 15), is a critical and delicate developmental stage when specialised [[neuronal]] and [[Synapse|synaptic]] systems mature. This critical developmental stage is where lifelong adult traits e.g., talents, reasoning and complex skills mature; however alcohol and in particular binge drinking may disrupt and interfere with this developmental process. Adolescence is also a period of development characterised by a high level of novel seeking, thrill seeking and risk taking behaviour and thus alcohol and other drug experimentation and abuse is common.<ref name="Crews-2007">{{Cite journal | last1 = Crews | first1 = F. | last2 = He | first2 = J. | last3 = Hodge | first3 = C. | s2cid = 6925448 | title = Adolescent cortical development: a critical period of vulnerability for addiction | journal = Pharmacol Biochem Behav | volume = 86 | issue = 2 | pages = 189–99 |date=Feb 2007 | doi = 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.12.001 | pmid = 17222895 }}</ref> An adolescent rat study found that a short exposure to high levels of alcohol resulted in long-lasting changes to functional brain activity with corresponding abnormalities in [[electroencephalogram|EEG]] brain waves that persisted into adulthood, including persisting disturbances in sleep EEG with a reduction in slow wave sleep. These EEG findings are similar to premature aging. According to one review of the literature, if the developmental stage of adolescence is similar to the developmental stage of the fetus with regard to sensitivity to the neurotoxic effects of alcohol, and if long-lasting or permanent damage to the brain occurs similar to what animal studies suggest, then this represents a major public health issue due to the high levels of alcohol use by adolescents.<ref name="Ehlers-2010">{{Cite journal | last1 = Ehlers | first1 = CL. | last2 = Criado | first2 = JR. | title = Adolescent ethanol exposure: does it produce long-lasting electrophysiological effects? | journal = Alcohol | volume = 44 | issue = 1 | pages = 27–37 |date=Feb 2010 | doi = 10.1016/j.alcohol.2009.09.033 | pmid = 20113872 | pmc = 2818286 }}</ref> Indeed, alcohol can affect the remodeling and functional changes in synaptic plasticity and neuronal connectivity in different brain regions that occurs during adolescence (''see [[Long-term effects of alcohol consumption#Adolescent brain development|this related article]]'').
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Age and genetic factors influence the risk of developing alcohol-related [[neurotoxicity]].<ref>S. C. Bowden, F. T. Crews, M. E. Bates, W. Fals-Stewart, and M. L. Ambrose, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11236849/ Neurotoxicity and neurocognitive impairments with alcohol and drug-use disorders: potential roles in addiction and recovery] ''Alcohol Clin Exp Res'' 25(2) (February 2001): 317–321. Retrieved June 9, 2022. </ref>
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Frequent binge drinking can lead to [[brain damage]] faster and more severely than chronic drinking (alcoholism). The [[neurotoxic]] insults are due to very large amounts of [[glutamate]] which are released and over-stimulate the brain as a binge finishes. This results in [[excitotoxicity]], a process which damages or kills [[neurons]] (brain cells).<ref name="pmid19155229"/> Each binge drinking episode immediately insults the brain; repeat episodes result in accumulating harm. The developing adolescent brain is thought to be particularly susceptible to the neurotoxic effects of binge drinking, with some evidence of brain damage occurring from drinking more than 10 or 11 drinks once or twice per month.<ref name="tdmcibd"/> A 2020 study found that even a single episode of binge drinking can lead to atrophy of the brain's [[corpus callosum]], which damage was still detectable by an [[MRI scanner]] five weeks later.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heingartner|first=Douglas|date=2020-09-25|title=New study shows that binge drinking - even once - can do serious harm to your brain|url=https://www.psychnewsdaily.com/even-a-single-incident-of-binge-drinking-can-harm-the-brain/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=PsychNewsDaily|language=en-US}}</ref> With prolonged abstinence [[neurogenesis]] occurs which can potentially reverse the damage from heavy alcohol use.<ref name="pmid19410598">{{cite journal |vauthors=Crews FT, Boettiger CA |title=Impulsivity, frontal lobes and risk for addiction |journal=Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. |volume=93 |issue=3 |pages=237–47 |date=September 2009  |pmid=19410598 |pmc=2730661 |doi=10.1016/j.pbb.2009.04.018 }}</ref>
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Frequent binge drinking can lead to [[brain damage]] faster and more severely than chronic drinking (alcoholism). The [[neurotoxic]] insults are due to very large amounts of [[glutamate]] which are released and over-stimulate the brain as a binge finishes. This results in [[excitotoxicity]], a process which damages or kills [[neurons]] (brain cells). Each binge drinking episode immediately insults the brain; repeat episodes result in accumulating harm.<ref name="pmid19155229"/>  
  
 
Heavy binge drinkers tend to have delayed auditory and verbal memory and deficits in executive planning function and episodic memory, which are similar to deficits seen in [[Korsakoff's syndrome]]. Impairments in spatial working memory and pattern recognition tasks also have been found in heavy binge drinkers. Impulse control is also impaired in binge drinkers, especially female binge drinkers. Additionally, immediate and delayed recall of verbal and visual information is impaired; conversely, semantic organizational ability is better in binge drinkers compared to non-binge drinkers. Studies in adolescents have shown that regular binge drinking may cause long-lasting cognitive impairments, though the threshold needed to produce significant effects remains unclear. Cognitive impairment in adults is also unclear, as one study found no association between binge drinking and cognitive impairment.<ref name="Courtney-2009"/> Binge drinking is believed to increase impulsivity due to altered functioning of [[prefrontal cortex|prefrontal]]–subcortical and [[orbitofrontal]] circuits. Binge drinking and alcoholics who have undergone multiple detoxifications is associated with an inability to interpret [[facial expression]]s properly; this is believed to be due to kindling of the [[amygdala]] with resultant distortion of neurotransmission. Adolescents, females and young adults are most sensitive to the neuropsychological effects of binge drinking. Adolescence, in particular early adolescence, is a developmental stage that is particularly vulnerable to the neurotoxic and neurocognitive adverse effects of binge drinking due to it being a time of significant brain development.<ref name="Stephens-2008"/>
 
Heavy binge drinkers tend to have delayed auditory and verbal memory and deficits in executive planning function and episodic memory, which are similar to deficits seen in [[Korsakoff's syndrome]]. Impairments in spatial working memory and pattern recognition tasks also have been found in heavy binge drinkers. Impulse control is also impaired in binge drinkers, especially female binge drinkers. Additionally, immediate and delayed recall of verbal and visual information is impaired; conversely, semantic organizational ability is better in binge drinkers compared to non-binge drinkers. Studies in adolescents have shown that regular binge drinking may cause long-lasting cognitive impairments, though the threshold needed to produce significant effects remains unclear. Cognitive impairment in adults is also unclear, as one study found no association between binge drinking and cognitive impairment.<ref name="Courtney-2009"/> Binge drinking is believed to increase impulsivity due to altered functioning of [[prefrontal cortex|prefrontal]]–subcortical and [[orbitofrontal]] circuits. Binge drinking and alcoholics who have undergone multiple detoxifications is associated with an inability to interpret [[facial expression]]s properly; this is believed to be due to kindling of the [[amygdala]] with resultant distortion of neurotransmission. Adolescents, females and young adults are most sensitive to the neuropsychological effects of binge drinking. Adolescence, in particular early adolescence, is a developmental stage that is particularly vulnerable to the neurotoxic and neurocognitive adverse effects of binge drinking due to it being a time of significant brain development.<ref name="Stephens-2008"/>
  
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Binge drinking regimes are associated with causing an imbalance between [[inhibitory]] and [[excitatory]] [[amino acids]] and changes in [[monoamines]] release in the central nervous system, which increases neurotoxicity and may result in cognitive impairments, psychological problems and in long-term heavy binge drinkers may cause irreversible brain damage in both adolescents and adults.<ref name="Crews-2009">{{Cite journal | last1 = Crews | first1 = FT. | last2 = Boettiger | first2 = CA. | title = Impulsivity, frontal lobes and risk for addiction | journal = Pharmacol Biochem Behav | volume = 93 | issue = 3 | pages = 237–47 |date=Sep 2009 | doi = 10.1016/j.pbb.2009.04.018 | pmid = 19410598 | pmc = 2730661 }}</ref>
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Binge drinking regimes are associated with causing an imbalance between [[inhibitory]] and [[excitatory]] [[amino acids]] and changes in [[monoamines]] release in the central nervous system, which increases neurotoxicity and may result in cognitive impairments, psychological problems, and in long-term heavy binge drinkers may cause irreversible brain damage in both adolescents and adults.<ref name="Crews-2009">Fulton Timm Crews and Charlotte Ann Boettiger, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19410598/ Impulsivity, frontal lobes and risk for addiction] ''Pharmacol Biochem Behav'' 93(3) (September 2009): 237–247. Retrieved June 9, 2022. </ref>
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While several rat studies indicate that alcohol is more toxic during adolescence than adulthood, some researchers believe that it remains unclear whether this is also the case in humans. Though heavy binge drinking adolescent humans show impaired brain activity during memory tests and underdeveloped brain structures compared to adolescents who did not binge-drink, they argue that these findings are similar to adults who did not have alcohol use disorder during adolescence.<ref name="Choose Responsibility">{{cite web|title=Alcohol, Adolescents, and Adults (citations)|url=http://www.chooseresponsibility.org/alcohol_adolescents_and_adults_c/|publisher=[[Choose Responsibility]]|access-date=7 June 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222132310/http://www.chooseresponsibility.org/alcohol_adolescents_and_adults_c/|archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref> Extrapolation from animal studies to humans is notoriously difficult,<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1258/jrsm.2008.08k033| pmid = 19297654| pmc = 2746847| title = Why animal studies are often poor predictors of human reactions to exposure| journal = Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine| volume = 102| issue = 3| pages = 120–122| year = 2009| last1 = Bracken| first1 = Michael B.}}</ref> and a review by the group [[Choose Responsibility]] concluded that alcohol's long-term damage to cognitive processes was the same regardless of whether heavy drinking commenced during adolescence or later.<ref name="Choose Responsibility" />
 
  
 
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The [[Bladder rupture|bladder may rupture]] if overfilled and not emptied. Symptoms include localized pain and [[uraemia]] (poisoning due to reabsorbed waste). This can occur in the case of binge drinkers having consumed very large quantities, but are not aware, due to stupor, of the need to urinate. This condition is rare, since a person is more likely to urinate while passed out before the bladder ruptures, as alcohol relaxes the muscles that normally control their bladder. However, it does occur: "A new report says binge drinking has increased to such an extent that cases of 'exploding bladders' are on the rise in the UK."<ref>Lucy Atkins, [https://www.theguardian.com/g2/story/0,,2213866,00.html "If you thought a hangover was bad ...] ''The Guardian'', November 20, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2022.</ref>
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The [[Bladder rupture|bladder may rupture]] if overfilled and not emptied. Symptoms include localized pain and [[uraemia]] (poisoning due to reabsorbed waste). This can occur in the case of binge drinkers having consumed very large quantities, but are not aware, due to stupor, of the need to urinate. This condition is rare, since a person is more likely to urinate while passed out before the bladder ruptures, as alcohol relaxes the muscles that normally control their bladder. However, it does occur: "A new report says binge drinking has increased to such an extent that cases of 'exploding bladders' are on the rise in the UK."<ref>Lucy Atkins, [https://www.theguardian.com/g2/story/0,,2213866,00.html "If you thought a hangover was bad ...] ''The Guardian'', November 20, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref>
  
 
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Binge drinking is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular problems and sudden death: "It is becoming clear that alcohol ingestion can result in profoundly different actions on the cerebral circulation (e.g., vasodilation, vasoconstriction-spasm, vessel rupture), depending upon dose and physiologic state of host."<ref>B. M. Altura and B. T. Altura, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10548155/ Association of alcohol in brain injury, headaches, and stroke with brain-tissue and serum levels of ionized magnesium: a review of recent findings and mechanisms of action] ''Alcohol'' 19(2) (October 1999): 119–130. Retrieved April 26, 2022. </ref> In countries where binge drinking is commonplace, rates of sudden death on the weekend in young adults and middle aged people increase significantly. While regular alcohol consumption has generally been found to be cardioprotective, binge drinking has been found to correlate with "an increased risk of cardiovascular death, particularly sudden death."<ref>A. Britton and M. McKee, [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1731674/ The relation between alcohol and cardiovascular disease in Eastern Europe: explaining the paradox] ''J. Epidemiol Community Health'' 54(5) (May 2000):328–332. Retrieved April 26, 2022. </ref>  
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Binge drinking is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular problems and sudden death: "It is becoming clear that alcohol ingestion can result in profoundly different actions on the cerebral circulation (e.g., vasodilation, vasoconstriction-spasm, vessel rupture), depending upon dose and physiologic state of host."<ref>B. M. Altura and B. T. Altura, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10548155/ Association of alcohol in brain injury, headaches, and stroke with brain-tissue and serum levels of ionized magnesium: a review of recent findings and mechanisms of action] ''Alcohol'' 19(2) (October 1999): 119–130. Retrieved June 9, 2022. </ref> In countries where binge drinking is commonplace, rates of sudden death on the weekend in young adults and middle aged people increase significantly. While regular alcohol consumption has generally been found to be cardioprotective, binge drinking has been found to correlate with "an increased risk of cardiovascular death, particularly sudden death."<ref>A. Britton and M. McKee, [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1731674/ The relation between alcohol and cardiovascular disease in Eastern Europe: explaining the paradox] ''Epidemiol Community Health'' 54(5) (May 2000):328–332. Retrieved June 9, 2022. </ref>  
  
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Binge drinking has negative effects on metabolism, lipid profile, blood coagulation and fibrinolysis, blood pressure and vascular tone, and is associated with [[embolic stroke]] and acute [[myocardial infarction]]. <ref>I. Biyik and O. Ergene, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17408054/ Alcohol and acute myocardial infarction] ''J Int Med Res'' 35(1) (January-February 2007): 46–51. Retrieved April 26, 2022.</ref>
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Binge drinking has negative effects on metabolism, lipid profile, blood coagulation and fibrinolysis, blood pressure and vascular tone, and is associated with [[embolic stroke]] and acute [[myocardial infarction]].<ref>I. Biyik and O. Ergene, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17408054/ Alcohol and acute myocardial infarction] ''J Int Med Res'' 35(1) (January-February 2007): 46–51. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref>
  
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The withdrawal phase after an episode of binge drinking is particularly associated with [[ischaemic stroke]] as well as [[subarachnoid haemorrhage]] and [[intracerebral haemorrhage]] in younger men. In individuals with an underlying cardiac disorder a binge on alcohol increases the risk of silent [[myocardial ischaemia]] as well as [[angina]].<ref>I. B. Puddey V. Rakic, S. B. Dimmitt, and L. J. Beilin, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10563030/ Influence of pattern of drinking on cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk factors—a review] ''Addiction'' 94(5) (May 1999): 649–663. Retrieved April 26, 2022. </ref>
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The withdrawal phase after an episode of binge drinking is particularly associated with [[ischaemic stroke]] as well as [[subarachnoid haemorrhage]] and [[intracerebral haemorrhage]] in younger men. In individuals with an underlying cardiac disorder a binge on alcohol increases the risk of silent [[myocardial ischaemia]] as well as [[angina]].<ref>I. B. Puddey V. Rakic, S. B. Dimmitt, and L. J. Beilin, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10563030/ Influence of pattern of drinking on cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk factors—a review] ''Addiction'' 94(5) (May 1999): 649–663. Retrieved June 9, 2022. </ref>
  
 
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[[File:Youngmalecomatose.jpg|thumb|300px|A young man lying comatose after a binge drinking session]]
 
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Binge drinking during adolescence is associated with traffic accidents and other types of accidents, violent behavior as well as suicide. The more often a child or adolescent binge drinks and the younger they are the more likely that they will develop an alcohol use disorder including [[alcoholism]]. A large number of adolescents who binge-drink also consume other psychotropic substances.<ref name="Stolle-2009"/>
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Adolescence, especially early adolescence (before age 15), is a critical and delicate developmental stage when specialized [[neuronal]] and [[Synapse|synaptic]] systems mature. This critical developmental stage is where lifelong adult traits such as talents, reasoning, and complex skills mature; however alcohol and in particular binge drinking may disrupt and interfere with this developmental process. Adolescence is also a period of development characterized by a high level of novel seeking, thrill seeking, and risk taking behavior and thus alcohol and other drug experimentation and abuse is common.<ref>Fulton Crews, Jun He, and Clyde Hodge, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17222895/ Adolescent cortical development: a critical period of vulnerability for addiction] ''Pharmacol Biochem Behav'' 86(2) (February 2007):189-199. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref>  
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The high levels of binge drinking among young people and the adverse consequences that include increased risk of [[alcoholism]] as an adult and liver disease make binge drinking a major public health issue.<ref name="Mathurin-2009">{{Cite journal | last1 = Mathurin | first1 = P. | last2 = Deltenre | first2 = P. | s2cid = 43370272 | title = Effect of binge drinking on the liver: an alarming public health issue? | journal = Gut | volume = 58 | issue = 5 | pages = 613–7 |date=May 2009 | doi = 10.1136/gut.2007.145573 | pmid = 19174416 }}</ref> Recent research has found that young college binge drinkers who drink four or more drinks on more than three occasions in the past two weeks are statistically 19 times more likely to develop [[alcoholism]] than non-binge drinkers, though the direction of causality remains unclear.<ref name="Courtney-2009">{{Cite journal | last1 = Courtney | first1 = KE. | last2 = Polich | first2 = J. | title = Binge drinking in young adults: Data, definitions, and determinants | journal = Psychol Bull | volume = 135 | issue = 1 | pages = 142–56 |date=Jan 2009 | doi = 10.1037/a0014414 | pmid = 19210057 | pmc = 2748736 }}</ref> This is particularly interesting, as drinking for the sole purpose of getting drunk remains a major health and social problem on college campuses across the United States.<ref>Brody, J.E. (2008, September 09). Curbing binge drinking takes group effort. The New York Times, pp. 7.</ref> Heavy and regular binge drinking during adolescence is associated with an increased risk of alcoholism. Approximately 40% of alcoholics report heavy drinking during adolescence.<ref name="Enoch-2006">{{Cite journal | last1 = Enoch | first1 = MA. | title = Genetic and environmental influences on the development of alcoholism: resilience vs. risk | journal = Ann N Y Acad Sci | volume = 1094 | issue =  1| pages = 193–201 |date=Dec 2006 | doi = 10.1196/annals.1376.019 | pmid = 17347351 | bibcode = 2006NYASA1094..193E  | s2cid = 248697 | url = https://zenodo.org/record/1235882 }}</ref> Repeated episodes of excessive drinking, especially at an early age, are thought to cause a profound increase in the risk of developing an alcohol-related disorder (ICD-10, harmful use/dependence syndrome). Heavy drinking is also closely associated with [[Depression (mood)|depression]]. Those with severe depression have higher rates of alcohol use  disorder than those with low rates of depression.&nbsp;<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Miller|first1=B. E.|last2=Miller|first2=M. N.|last3=Verhegge|first3=R.|last4=Linville|first4=H. H.|last5=Pumariega|first5=A. J.|s2cid=37631050|date=2002|title=Alcohol misuse among college athletes: self-medication for psychiatric symptoms?|journal=Journal of Drug Education|volume=32|issue=1|pages=41–52|doi=10.2190/JDFM-AVAK-G9FV-0MYY|issn=0047-2379|pmid=12096556}}</ref> College students who are depressed are more susceptible to use alcohol than college students who are not depressed.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Geisner|first1=Irene M.|last2=Varvil-Weld|first2=Lindsey|last3=Mittmann|first3=Angela J.|last4=Mallett|first4=Kimberly|last5=Turrisi|first5=Rob|date=March 2015|title=Brief web-based intervention for college students with comorbid risky alcohol use and depressed mood: does it work and for whom?|journal=Addictive Behaviors|volume=42|pages=36–43|doi=10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.10.030|issn=1873-6327|pmc=4272863|pmid=25462652}}</ref> In a study conducted at Harvard University, it was found that about 32% of students surveyed were diagnosable for alcohol use  disorder and about 6% were diagnosed as alcohol dependent.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Knight|first1=John R|last2=Wechsler|first2=Henry|last3=Kuo|first3=Meichun|last4=Seibring|first4=Mark|last5=Weitzman|first5=Elissa R|last6=Schuckit|first6=Marc A|date=2015-01-04|title=Alcohol abuse and dependence among U.S. college students.|journal=Journal of Studies on Alcohol|language=en|volume=63|issue=3|pages=263–270|doi=10.15288/jsa.2002.63.263|pmid=12086126}}</ref> Binge drinking is also becoming an increasing problem in Australian adolescents, the Australian School Students Alcohol and Drug survey conducted by the National Cancer Council discovered that around 33% of students between years 7 and 11 consumed alcohol in the week leading up to the survey, they also found that 10% of the students participated in binge drinking at a consumption level which is considered dangerous to adults. When the survey results were separated into age groups the findings were that 13% of 15-year-old's and 22% of 17-year-old's had alcohol consumption levels above the daily maximum suggested to adults and that 20% of 17-year-old's had a consumption level of alcohol considered risky to adults.<ref>Mogensen, K. (2005). I don't like Mondays. ''Australian Educator'', ''48''(1), 28-31. Retrieved from http://search.informit.com.au.ipacez.nd.edu.au/fullText;dn=146966;res=AEIPT</ref>
 
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Other risk factors that influence the development of [[alcohol use disorder]] include social and genetic factors. Several researchers have found that starting drinking before the age of 15 is associated with a fourfold increased risk for developing alcoholism compared to people that delay drinking until age 20 or later. It has been estimated by some that if the age at which people started drinking could be delayed to age 20, there would be a 50% reduction in the number of cases of alcohol use disorder.<ref name="Stolle-2009" /> However, it is unclear whether this is a causal relationship, or a function of confounding familial (and other) factors associated with both age at first drink and propensity for alcoholism.<ref name="Schwandt-2010">{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1016/j.alcohol.2009.09.034 | last = Schwandt | first = M.L. |author2= S.G. Lindell |author3=S. Chen |author4=J.D. Higley |author5=S.J. Suomi |author6=M. Heilig |author7=C.S. Barr| title =Alcohol response and consumption in adolescent rhesus macaques | journal = Alcohol | volume = 44 | issue = 1 | pages = 67–80 |date=Feb 2010 |pmc=2818103 | pmid= 20113875}}</ref>
 
  
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The main cause of death among adolescents as a result of binge drinking is road traffic accidents; a third of all fatal road traffic accidents among 15- to 20-year-olds are associated with drinking alcohol. Cyclists and pedestrians are likely to have less spatial awareness and concentration while travelling after binge drinking and, also, it is more common that adolescents that binge-drink drive drunk or are the passenger of a drunk driver. It has been found that 50% of all head injuries in adolescents in the US are associated with alcohol consumption. Violence and suicide combine to become the third-most-common cause of death associated with binge drinking among adolescents. The suicide risk in adolescents is more than four times higher among binge drinkers than non-binge drinking adolescents.<ref name="Stolle-2009"/>
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Binge drinking is a way for young adolescents to rely on alcohol as a way to cope with certain stress or depression.<ref name=Underage>[https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/underage-drinking Underage Drinking] ''National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)''. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref> Binge drinking during adolescence is associated with injuries and accidents, violent behavior as well as [[suicide]]. The more often a child or adolescent binge drinks and the younger they are the more likely that they will develop an alcohol use disorder including [[alcoholism]]. A large number of adolescents who binge-drink also consume other psychotropic substances.<ref name="Stolle-2009"/>
  
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Earlier sexual activity, increased changing of sexual partners, higher rate of unwanted pregnancy, higher rate of sexually transmitted diseases, infertility, and alcohol-related damage to the fetus during pregnancy is associated with binge drinking. Female binge drinkers are three times more likely to be victims of sexual assault; 50% of adolescent girls reporting sexual assault were under the influence of alcohol or another psychotropic substance at the time.<ref name="Stolle-2009"/>
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The main cause of death among adolescents as a result of binge drinking is road traffic accidents; a third of all fatal road traffic accidents among 15- to 20-year-olds are associated with drinking alcohol. Cyclists and pedestrians are likely to have less spatial awareness and concentration while traveling after binge drinking and, also, it is more common that adolescents that binge-drink drive drunk or are the passenger of a drunk driver. It has been found that 50 percent of all head injuries in adolescents in the US are associated with alcohol consumption. Violence and suicide combine to become the third-most-common cause of death associated with binge drinking among adolescents. The suicide risk in adolescents is more than four times higher among binge drinkers than non-binge drinking adolescents.<ref name="Stolle-2009"/>
  
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Adolescents who regularly participated in binge drinking for several years show a smaller [[hippocampus]] brain region, in particular those who began drinking in early adolescence. Heavy binge drinking is associated with neurocognitive deficits of frontal lobe processing and impaired working memory as well as delayed auditory and verbal memory deficits. Animal studies suggest that the [[neurodegenerative]] effects of heavy alcohol use during adolescence can be permanent.<ref name="Stolle-2009"/> Research in humans, which utilised sophisticated brain scanning technology suggests that in adolescent teenagers, drinking more than four or five drinks once or twice a month results in subtle damage to the teenagers developing brain tissue, in particular the white matter.<ref name="tdmcibd">{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122765890 |title=Teen Drinking May Cause Irreversible Brain Damage |author=Michelle Trudeau |newspaper=NPR.org |date=January 25, 2010 |publisher=National Public Radio |location=USA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020095311/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122765890 |archive-date=October 20, 2017 }}</ref> However, this research is primarily cross-sectional and done with fairly small sample sizes, making causality less certain.
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Earlier sexual activity, increased changing of sexual partners, higher rate of unwanted pregnancy, higher rate of sexually transmitted diseases, infertility, and alcohol-related damage to the fetus during pregnancy is associated with binge drinking. Female binge drinkers are three times more likely to be victims of sexual assault; half of the adolescent girls reporting sexual assault were under the influence of alcohol or another psychotropic substance at the time.<ref name="Stolle-2009"/> Historically, adolescent boys were more likely to drink and binge drink than girls. However, in recent years alcohol use has declined more among adolescent boys than it has in girls. As a result, more adolescent girls report alcohol use and binge drinking than boys.<ref name=Underage/>
  
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Several studies have been conducted to discover if there is a link between binge drinking in adolescent years and becoming a chronic alcohol consumer when they transition into adulthood. A particular study conducted by the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth found that harmful drinking during adolescent years was significantly associated with the continuance of dangerous levels of alcohol consumption into adulthood years.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=McCarty C. |author2=Ebel B. |author3=Garrison M. |author4=DiGiuseppe D. |author5=Christakis D. |author6=Rivara F. |s2cid=25041948 | year = 2004 | title = Continuity of Binge and Harmful Drinking From Late Adolescence to Early Adulthood | journal = Pediatrics | volume = 114 | issue = 3| pages = 714–719 | doi = 10.1542/peds.2003-0864-L | pmid=15342844}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author1=Mathurin P. |author2=Deltenre P. |s2cid=43370272 | year = 2009 | title = Effect of binge drinking on the liver: an alarming public health issue? | journal = Gut | volume = 58 | issue = 1| pages = 613–617 | doi = 10.1136/gut.2007.145573 | pmid=19174416}}</ref> Binge drinking is a way for young adolescents to rely alcohol as a way to cope with certain stress or depression.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-09-14|title=Underage Drinking|url=https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/underage-drinking-0|access-date=2020-06-03|website=National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)|language=en}}</ref>
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Adolescents who regularly participated in binge drinking for several years show a smaller [[hippocampus]] brain region, in particular those who began drinking in early adolescence. Heavy binge drinking is associated with neurocognitive deficits of frontal lobe processing and impaired working memory as well as delayed auditory and verbal memory deficits.<ref name="Stolle-2009"/>  
  
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Research has shown that there is a link between binge drinking in adolescent years and becoming a chronic alcohol consumer when they transition into adulthood. A particular study conducted by the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth found that harmful drinking during adolescent years was significantly associated with the continuance of dangerous levels of alcohol consumption into adulthood years.<ref>Carolyn A. McCarty, Beth E. Ebel, Michelle M. Garrison, David L. DiGiuseppe, Dimitri A. Christakis, and Frederick P Rivara, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15342844 Continuity of Binge and Harmful Drinking From Late Adolescence to Early Adulthood] ''Pediatrics'' 114(3) (September 2004): 714–719. Retrieved June 9, 2022. </ref>
  
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There is no known safe level of alcohol consumption either when trying to get pregnant or during pregnancy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs)|url=https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/alcohol-use.html|website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|publisher=U.S. Department of Health and Human Services|access-date=6 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628214658/http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/alcohol-use.html|archive-date=28 June 2015}}</ref>  
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There is no known safe level of alcohol consumption either when trying to get pregnant or during pregnancy.<ref>[https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/alcohol-use.html Alcohol Use During Pregnancy] ''CDC''. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref>  
  
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Binge drinking is a more important factor rather than average alcohol intake, with regard to the severity of alcohol induced damage to the fetus. Binge drinking during pregnancy is associated with [[fetal alcohol syndrome]], alcohol-related birth defects as well as alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorders. Alcohol has definite long-term adverse effects on the fetus, in particular impaired attentional skills and may lead to psychiatric disorders when the child grows up.<ref name="Williams-2007">{{Cite journal | last1 = Williams | first1 = JH. | last2 = Ross | first2 = L. | s2cid = 21142815 | title = Consequences of prenatal toxin exposure for mental health in children and adolescents: a systematic review | journal = Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry | volume = 16 | issue = 4 | pages = 243–53 |date=Jun 2007 | doi = 10.1007/s00787-006-0596-6 | pmid = 17200791 }}</ref>
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Binge drinking is a more important factor rather than average alcohol intake, with regard to the severity of alcohol induced damage to the fetus. Binge drinking during pregnancy is associated with [[fetal alcohol syndrome]], alcohol-related birth defects as well as alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorders. Alcohol has definite long-term adverse effects on the fetus, in particular impaired attentional skills and may lead to psychiatric disorders when the child grows up.<ref name="Williams-2007">Justin H. G. Williams and Louise Ross, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17200791/ Consequences of prenatal toxin exposure for mental health in children and adolescents: a systematic review] ''Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry'' 16(4) (June 2007): 243–253. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref>
  
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Binge drinking is considered harmful, regardless of a person's age, and there have been calls for healthcare professionals to give increased attention to their patients’ drinking habits, especially binge drinking. Some have suggested that raising the legal drinking age and screening brief interventions by healthcare providers are the most effective means of reducing morbidity and mortality rates associated with binge drinking. Others, particularly on college campuses, have recommended lowering the legal drinking age to 18 to curb the "culture of dangerous binge drinking" among college students.<ref>John Hechinger, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121928142497058879 Bid to reconsider drinking age taps unlikely source] ''The Wall Street Journal'', August 21, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2022.</ref> This idea is currently the subject of controversy. Proponents argue that the 21 law forces drinking underground and makes it more dangerous than it has to be, while opponents have claimed that lowering the age would only make the situation worse.  
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Binge drinking is considered harmful, regardless of a person's age, and there have been calls for healthcare professionals to give increased attention to their patients’ drinking habits, especially binge drinking. Some have suggested that raising the legal drinking age and screening brief interventions by healthcare providers are the most effective means of reducing morbidity and mortality rates associated with binge drinking. Others, particularly on college campuses, have recommended lowering the legal drinking age to 18 to curb the "culture of dangerous binge drinking" among college students.<ref>John Hechinger, Bid to reconsider drinking age taps unlikely source ''The Wall Street Journal'', August 21, 2008.</ref> This idea is currently the subject of controversy. Proponents argue that the 21 law forces drinking underground and makes it more dangerous than it has to be, while opponents have claimed that lowering the age would only make the situation worse.  
  
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Programs in the United States have thought of numerous ways to help prevent binge drinking. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests increasing the cost of alcohol or the excise taxes, restricting the number of stores who may obtain a license to sell liquor (reducing "outlet density"), and implementing stricter law enforcement of underage drinking laws.<ref name=CDC/> In addition environmental interventions, there are also a number of individual counseling approaches, such as motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral approaches, that have been shown to reduce drinking among heavy drinking college students.ref>[https://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/CollegeAIM/IndividualStrategies/default.aspx Individual-Level Strategies] ''College AIM''. Retrieved April 26, 2022. </ref>  
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Programs in the United States have thought of numerous ways to help prevent binge drinking. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests increasing the cost of alcohol or the excise taxes, restricting the number of stores who may obtain a license to sell liquor (reducing "outlet density"), and implementing stricter law enforcement of underage drinking laws.<ref name=CDC/> In addition environmental interventions, there are also a number of individual counseling approaches, such as motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral approaches, that have been shown to reduce drinking among heavy drinking college students.<ref>[https://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/CollegeAIM/IndividualStrategies/default.aspx Individual-Level Strategies] ''College AIM''. Retrieved June 9, 2022. </ref>  
  
 
Understanding consumer personality and how people view others is important. In 2009 the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing spent $53.5 million Australian Dollars on National Binge Drinking Strategy to target young Australians. This campaign titled "Don't Turn a Night Out Into a Nightmare" was delivered to the public over many mass media platforms to show the harms and consequences of risky single occasion drinking (RSOD) as binge drinking is defined in Australia. Evidence as to the effectiveness of these types of campaigns is mixed.<ref name=RSOD/>
 
Understanding consumer personality and how people view others is important. In 2009 the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing spent $53.5 million Australian Dollars on National Binge Drinking Strategy to target young Australians. This campaign titled "Don't Turn a Night Out Into a Nightmare" was delivered to the public over many mass media platforms to show the harms and consequences of risky single occasion drinking (RSOD) as binge drinking is defined in Australia. Evidence as to the effectiveness of these types of campaigns is mixed.<ref name=RSOD/>
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Increasing public information and awareness regarding the risks of binge drinking, conducting interviews in emergency departments of young people suspected of harmful drinking patterns and trying to persuade them to accept individual counseling in youth addiction counseling services are effective strategies for reducing the harm of binge drinking. An effective strategy of intervention for adolescents whose binge drinking leads to admission to hospital, for example, for alcohol poisoning or injury, involves brief interventions at the hospital in counseling sessions conducted by trained staff. Evaluation of personal pattern of drinking and associated risks and an emphasis on personal responsibility is recommended during the intervention; discussing and informing and educating the adolescent of possible negative short and long-term consequences of drinking is also recommended. The setting of goals and rules to achieve those goals should be conducted during intervention with problem binge drinking adolescents. Encouraging recreational and adventurous training activities such as climbing or driving can be used alternative "natural buzzes" to alcohol misuse. Additionally, the provision of educational content about the risks of binge drinking and a risk assessment are beneficial during intervention with young binge drinkers.<ref name="Stolle-2009"/> For more severe cases, an intervention involving parents, guardians, or a psychotherapist is recommended.
 
Increasing public information and awareness regarding the risks of binge drinking, conducting interviews in emergency departments of young people suspected of harmful drinking patterns and trying to persuade them to accept individual counseling in youth addiction counseling services are effective strategies for reducing the harm of binge drinking. An effective strategy of intervention for adolescents whose binge drinking leads to admission to hospital, for example, for alcohol poisoning or injury, involves brief interventions at the hospital in counseling sessions conducted by trained staff. Evaluation of personal pattern of drinking and associated risks and an emphasis on personal responsibility is recommended during the intervention; discussing and informing and educating the adolescent of possible negative short and long-term consequences of drinking is also recommended. The setting of goals and rules to achieve those goals should be conducted during intervention with problem binge drinking adolescents. Encouraging recreational and adventurous training activities such as climbing or driving can be used alternative "natural buzzes" to alcohol misuse. Additionally, the provision of educational content about the risks of binge drinking and a risk assessment are beneficial during intervention with young binge drinkers.<ref name="Stolle-2009"/> For more severe cases, an intervention involving parents, guardians, or a psychotherapist is recommended.
  
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Motivational enhancement therapy also shows promise as a treatment.<ref>Karin V. Rhodes, Melissa Rodgers, Marilyn Sommers, Alexandra Hanlon, and Paul Crits-Christoph, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24742322/ The Social Health Intervention Project (SHIP): Protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial assessing the effectiveness of a brief motivational intervention for problem drinking and intimate partner violence in an urban emergency department] ''BMC Emerg Med'' 14(10) (April 18, 2014). Retrieved April 26, 2022.</ref>
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Motivational enhancement therapy also shows promise as a treatment.<ref>Karin V. Rhodes, Melissa Rodgers, Marilyn Sommers, Alexandra Hanlon, and Paul Crits-Christoph, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24742322/ The Social Health Intervention Project (SHIP): Protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial assessing the effectiveness of a brief motivational intervention for problem drinking and intimate partner violence in an urban emergency department] ''BMC Emerg Med'' 14(10) (April 18, 2014). Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref>
  
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There is some evidence that interventions by employers such as, health and lifestyle checks, psychosocial skills training and peer referral, can reduce the level of binge drinking.<ref name="Webb-2009">Gloria Webb, Anthony Shakeshaft, Rob Sanson-Fisher, and Alys Havard, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19207344/ A systematic review of work-place interventions for alcohol-related problems] ''Addiction'' 104(3) (March 2009): 365–377. Retrieved April 26, 2022. </ref>  
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There is some evidence that interventions by employers such as, health and lifestyle checks, psychosocial skills training and peer referral, can reduce the level of binge drinking.<ref name="Webb-2009">Gloria Webb, Anthony Shakeshaft, Rob Sanson-Fisher, and Alys Havard, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19207344/ A systematic review of work-place interventions for alcohol-related problems] ''Addiction'' 104(3) (March 2009): 365–377. Retrieved June 9, 2022. </ref>  
  
 
Due to the risks to adolescents of cognitive impairments and possible irreversible brain damage associated with binge drinking, urgent action has been recommended.<ref name="pmid19155229"/>
 
Due to the risks to adolescents of cognitive impairments and possible irreversible brain damage associated with binge drinking, urgent action has been recommended.<ref name="pmid19155229"/>
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==Epidemiology==
 
==Epidemiology==
 
[[File:Stonehenge trouble on stones.jpg|thumb|350px|Binge drinking can prompt [[police]] action for [[public intoxication]] and [[Breach of the peace|disturbing the peace]].]]
 
[[File:Stonehenge trouble on stones.jpg|thumb|350px|Binge drinking can prompt [[police]] action for [[public intoxication]] and [[Breach of the peace|disturbing the peace]].]]
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Binge drinking is more common in males, during [[adolescence]] and young adulthood:
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Binge drinking is more common in males, particularly in young adulthood:
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<blockquote>One in six US adults binge drinks, with 25% doing so at least weekly. ... Binge drinking is most common among younger adults aged 18–34. Binge drinking is nearly twice as common among men than among women.<ref name=CDC>[https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/binge-drinking.htm Alcohol and Public Health: Binge Drinking] ''CDC''. Retrieved April 22, 2022.</ref></blockquote>
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<blockquote>One in six US adults binge drinks, with 25% doing so at least weekly. ... Binge drinking is most common among younger adults aged 18–34. Binge drinking is nearly twice as common among men than among women.<ref name=CDC>[https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/binge-drinking.htm Alcohol and Public Health: Binge Drinking] ''CDC''. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref></blockquote>
  
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College students have been found to be more likely to binge drink than their same age peers who were not enrolled in college. Overall, 44% of the students (50% of the men and 39% of the women) binged: "The strongest predictors of college binge drinking were residence in a fraternity or sorority, adoption of a party-centered life-style, and engagement in other risky behaviors."<ref>H. Wechsler, G. W. Dowdall, A. Davenport, and S. Castillo, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7604914/ Correlates of college student binge drinking] ''Am J Public Health'' 85(7) (July 1995):921-956. Retrieved April 26, 2022.</ref> In the US, this effect has caused serious problems with the country's [[legal drinking age]].<ref>Wendy S, Slutske, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15753245/ ALcohol use disorders among us college students and their non–college-attending peers] ''Archives of General Psychiatry'' 62(3) (March 2005):321–327. Retrieved April 26, 2022.</ref> Given the harmful consequences of binge drinking, especially on younger adults, college campuses are concerned about how best to address this problem and seeking effective intervention strategies.<ref>[https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/college-drinking College Drinking] ''National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism''. Retrieved April 26, 2022.</ref>
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College students have been found to be more likely to binge drink than their same age peers who were not enrolled in college. Overall, 44% of the students (50% of the men and 39% of the women) binged: "The strongest predictors of college binge drinking were residence in a fraternity or sorority, adoption of a party-centered life-style, and engagement in other risky behaviors."<ref>H. Wechsler, G. W. Dowdall, A. Davenport, and S. Castillo, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7604914/ Correlates of college student binge drinking] ''Am J Public Health'' 85(7) (July 1995):921-956. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref> In the US, this effect has caused serious problems with the country's [[legal drinking age]].<ref>Wendy S, Slutske, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15753245/ ALcohol use disorders among US college students and their non–college-attending peers] ''Archives of General Psychiatry'' 62(3) (March 2005):321–327. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref> Given the harmful consequences of binge drinking, especially on younger adults, college campuses are concerned about how best to address this problem and seeking effective intervention strategies.<ref>[https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/college-drinking College Drinking] ''National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism''. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref>
  
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Among older adults, there are significant racial/ethnic differences in prevalence rates of binge drinking: the presence of binge drinking was most common among non-Hispanic Whites (11.9%), followed by Latinos (10.8%), American Indian/Alaska Natives (9.8%), Blacks (8.0%), and Asians (4.2%).<ref>Ami N. Bryant and Giyeon Kim, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22224754 Racial/ethnic differences in prevalence and correlates of binge drinking among older adults] ''Aging Ment Health'' 16(2) (2012):208-217. Retrieved April 26, 2022.</ref> Binge drinking has also been found a common pattern among [[American Indian alcoholism|Native Americans]] of all ages.<ref> Anastasia Shkilnyk, ''A Poison Stronger than Love: The Destruction of an Ojibwa Community'' (Yale University Press, 1985,  ISBN 978-0300033250).</ref>
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Among older adults, there are significant racial/ethnic differences in prevalence rates of binge drinking: One study found the presence of binge drinking was most common among non-Hispanic Whites (11.9%), followed by Latinos (10.8%), American Indian/Alaska Natives (9.8%), Blacks (8.0%), and Asians (4.2%).<ref>Ami N. Bryant and Giyeon Kim, [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22224754 Racial/ethnic differences in prevalence and correlates of binge drinking among older adults] ''Aging Ment Health'' 16(2) (2012):208-217. Retrieved June 9, 2022.</ref> Binge drinking has also been found to be a common pattern among [[American Indian alcoholism|Native Americans]] of all ages.<ref> Anastasia Shkilnyk, ''A Poison Stronger than Love: The Destruction of an Ojibwa Community'' (Yale University Press, 1985,  ISBN 978-0300033250).</ref>
  
 
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* Dowdall, George W. ''College Drinking: Reframing a Social Problem''. Praeger, 2008. ISBN 978-0275999810
 
* Dowdall, George W. ''College Drinking: Reframing a Social Problem''. Praeger, 2008. ISBN 978-0275999810
 
* Jellinek, E. M. ''The Disease Concept of Alcoholism''. Martino Fine Books, 2010 (original 1960). ISBN 978-1578989362
 
* Jellinek, E. M. ''The Disease Concept of Alcoholism''. Martino Fine Books, 2010 (original 1960). ISBN 978-1578989362
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* Marczinski, Cecile A., Estee C. Grant, and Vincent J. Grant. ''Binge Drinking in Adolescents and College Students''. Nova Science Publishers, 2009. ISBN 978-1606920374
 
* Shkilnyk, Anastasia. ''A Poison Stronger than Love: The Destruction of an Ojibwa Community''. Yale University Press, 1985. ISBN 978-0300033250  
 
* Shkilnyk, Anastasia. ''A Poison Stronger than Love: The Destruction of an Ojibwa Community''. Yale University Press, 1985. ISBN 978-0300033250  
 
* Sweeney, Donal F. ''The Alcohol Blackout: Walking, Talking, Unconscious & Lethal''. Mnemosyne Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0974794303
 
* Sweeney, Donal F. ''The Alcohol Blackout: Walking, Talking, Unconscious & Lethal''. Mnemosyne Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0974794303
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* Watson, Stephanie. ''Binge Drinking''. Essential Library, 2011. ISBN 978-1617831317
 
* Watson, Stephanie. ''Binge Drinking''. Essential Library, 2011. ISBN 978-1617831317
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* Wechsler, Henry, and Bernice Wuethrich. ''Dying to Drink: Confronting Binge Drinking on College Campuses''. Rodale Books, 2002. ISBN 978-1579545833
  
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Binge drinking
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SpecialtyToxicology, psychiatry

Binge drinking, or heavy episodic drinking, is drinking alcoholic beverages with an intention of becoming intoxicated by heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time. Binge drinking is popular in many countries worldwide, and overlaps somewhat with social drinking since it is often done in groups. The degree of intoxication, however, varies between and within various cultures that engage in this practice. A binge on alcohol can occur over hours, last up to several days, or in the event of extended use, even weeks.

Binge drinking is harmful, regardless of a person's age, with those involved at increased risk of dangerous if not criminal behavior as well as serious physiological damage, even death. As a result, there have been calls for healthcare professionals to give increased attention to their patients’ drinking habits, especially binge drinking. Prevention of binge drinking, however, depends primarily on psychological factors, such as belief in one's value as a person in full control of one's mind and body, and rejection of the notion that dulling the senses with alcohol is a valid way to experience happiness.

Definitions

Generally, definitions of binge drinking are based on the quantity of alcohol consumed. However, there is no worldwide consensus on how many drinks constitute a "binge." For example, Stolle, Sack and Thomasius define binge drinking as "excessive episodic consumption of alcohol,"[1] without specifying what is meant by "excessive." Indeed, defining binge drinking is complicated in that the time period over which the drinking occurs, the body mass of the person drinking, as well as the quantity of alcohol consumed must all be taken into account. Otherwise, a person could be defined as a binge drinker even if he or she never becomes intoxicated since four or five drinks consumed over the course of a whole day and as an accompaniment to meals will not have the same effects as the same amount consumed over a couple of hours on an empty stomach. Whatever the numerical definition used, heavy drinking or rapid consumption over a short period of time with the intention of becoming intoxicated is implied in the use of the term.

Therefore, some definitions, albeit less common, rely on blood alcohol concentration (BAC). For example, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) defines the term "binge drinking" as "a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 percent - or 0.08 grams of alcohol per deciliter - or higher. For a typical adult, this pattern corresponds to consuming 5 or more drinks (male), or 4 or more drinks (female), in about 2 hours."[2]

Based on this BAC definition, in the United States the term binge drinking has been accepted as meaning the consumption of five or more standard drinks (male), or four or more drinks (female), over a two-hour period.[3] There is a worldwide consensus that approximates this definition, although the actual number of drinks differ given that sizes of drinks vary by country.

In the United Kingdom, binge drinking is defined by one academic publication as drinking more than twice the daily limit, that is, drinking eight units or more for men or six units or more for women (roughly equivalent to five or four American standard drinks, respectively).[4] In Australia, binge drinking is also known as "Risky Single Occasion Drinking" (RSOD)[5] and can be classified by the drinking of seven or more standard drinks (by males) and five or more standard drinks (by females) within a single day.[6]

An alternative colloquial term for binge drinking, "going on a bender," formerly implied a drinking spree of several days:

Bender is a word people use to describe binge drinking. ... binge drinking was considered to be a period of drinking that went on for several days. Usually, a person who went on a binge or a bender was an alcoholic.[7]

History

"A Midnight Modern Conversation" William Hogarth, 1731

Binge drinking as a concept has both a recent and a distant history, having come to refer to two quite distinct phenomena. In its first, "classic," meaning it refers to a pattern of drinking that occurs over an extended period (usually several days) set aside for the purpose. This is definition is linked to clinical definitions of the disease of alcoholism, as in Jellinek’s 1960 classification.[8]

"Binge drinking” and “binge drinker” as phrases with the second meaning are comparatively modern, and come a while after the invention of the concept of “binge eating” by psychiatrists to describe eating disorder problems such as bulimia. In this case, the term has come to be used to describe a single drinking session leading to intoxication, often measured as the consumption of more than a certain number of drinks in a single short time period.[9] For example, the term appeared in an article in The Times in 1969, as a contrast to the generally understood term "alcoholic." Psychiatrists clarified that a “binge drinker” as someone who “goes off periodically and gets himself very drunk, perhaps for days on end, but between bouts he may drink little or nothing, and so can argue that he is not addicted."[10] This view of binge drinking as episodic heavy drinking remained through the 1980s and the early 1990s, with a certain recognition that heavy drinking over a short period can lead to dangerous consequences, including driving while drunk and involvement in violent altercations. However, reaching a consensus on how many drinks constitutes this version of binge drinking remains elusive.

Causes

Culture as well as peer pressure play an important role in driving binge drinking.[11] Reasons given for binge drinking by children and adolescents in Europe include:[1]

  • It's really fun
  • I feel more sociable
  • I feel happy/relaxed
  • I forget my problems

Other reasons include feeling more grown-up and fitting in with peers, and to increase the chance of sexual encounters. Some also drink to alleviate psychological stress or anxiety. Risk factors for binge drinking among adolescents include: low socioeconomic status, large amount of disposable (pocket) money, sensation and novelty seeking, low self-control, delinquency and having delinquent friends. Other risk factors include: using alcohol as a coping strategy for emotional problems (more common in adolescent girls), excessive drinking among peers, poor relationship with parents, excessive alcohol use by parents. Genetic conditions combined with a background of negative environmental factors increase the harmful use of alcohol.[1]

Health effects

Binge drinking impacts both social risk taking and has pathophysiological consequences. Certain groups are at greater risk for serious effects, such as adolescents and pregnant women:

Episodic excessive alcohol consumption is associated not only with somatic complications, but also with traffic accidents and other types of accident, violent behavior, and suicide. The more frequently a child or adolescent drinks to excess, and the younger he or she is, the greater is the risk of developing an alcohol-related disorder (alcohol misuse or dependence syndrome).[1]

Social impacts

Acute intoxication, such as binge drinking and alcoholism, are known potent risk factors for suicide.[12] Binge drinking is also associated with an increased risk of unplanned and unprotected sex, unplanned pregnancies, and an increased risk of HIV infection.[13]

Risks of social harm and drug abuse, including initiation of smoking and incidence of nicotine dependence, as well as a higher probability of divorce, spousal abuse, and poor job performance have all been associated with binge drinking.[14]

Physiological impacts

Binge drinking can cause adverse effects on the body including effects on blood homeostasis and its circadian variation, cardiac rhythm, ischaemic heart disease, blood pressure, white blood cell activity, female reproductive hormone levels as well as adverse effects on the fetus if the drinker is pregnant, among other serious effects.

Acute hazards

The most common risk of consuming massive quantities of alcohol in a short period of time is a dangerously high blood alcohol level. The result is called alcohol poisoning (overdose), which can be fatal. Choking on (or inhalation of) vomit is also a potential cause of death, as are injuries from falls, fights, motor vehicle and bicycle accidents.

Another common risk is a blackout (alcohol-related amnesia), which can cause shame, guilt, embarrassment, harm to personal relationships, injury or death, and is also associated with the loss of personal belongings.[15]

Central nervous system

Binge drinking has the propensity to result in brain damage faster as well as more severely than chronic drinking (alcoholism), due to the neurotoxic effects of the repeated rebound withdrawal effects. During the repeated alcohol free stages associated with binge drinking, a larger amount of glutamate is released than occurs during withdrawal from chronic heavy alcohol use; additionally this extreme release of glutamate happens on a repeated basis in binge drinkers leading to excitotoxicity. The tolerance that occurs during chronic ('non-stop') drinking delays alcohol-related brain damage compared to binge drinking, which induced immediate and repeated insults to the brain.[16]

Blackouts, a form of amnesia that occurs in binge drinkers, may be due to suppressed hippocampus function with rebound NMDA (glutamate) activity combined with excessive glucocorticoid release induced by the stress of repeated intoxication followed by acute withdrawal/abstinence. The proposed mechanism of neural kindling leads to neurotoxicity of structures involved in learning and memory within the brain of binge drinkers. neural kindling due to repeated withdrawals is believed to be the mechanism of cognitive damage in both binge drinkers and alcoholics. Neuronal kindling also leads to each subsequent acute withdrawal episode being more severe than previous withdrawal episodes. Frontal lobe processing may become impaired as a result of binge drinking with resultant neurocognitive deficits and impaired working memory.[17]

A drunken man, 1804

Alcohol suppresses brain function during intoxication; but upon withdrawal rebound effects occur in the glutamate/NMDA system and with excess glutamate activity glucocorticoid release; due to the repeated intoxication, followed by acute withdrawal, a neurotoxic effect that damages the central nervous system develops, leading to persisting impairments in verbal and nonverbal cognitive abilities as well as impairment of spatial orientation. Due to developmental processes occurring during adolescence including myelinization and restructuring of the synapses, adolescents are thought to be more vulnerable to the neurotoxic effects of alcohol.[1]

Age and genetic factors influence the risk of developing alcohol-related neurotoxicity.[18]

Frequent binge drinking can lead to brain damage faster and more severely than chronic drinking (alcoholism). The neurotoxic insults are due to very large amounts of glutamate which are released and over-stimulate the brain as a binge finishes. This results in excitotoxicity, a process which damages or kills neurons (brain cells). Each binge drinking episode immediately insults the brain; repeat episodes result in accumulating harm.[16]

Heavy binge drinkers tend to have delayed auditory and verbal memory and deficits in executive planning function and episodic memory, which are similar to deficits seen in Korsakoff's syndrome. Impairments in spatial working memory and pattern recognition tasks also have been found in heavy binge drinkers. Impulse control is also impaired in binge drinkers, especially female binge drinkers. Additionally, immediate and delayed recall of verbal and visual information is impaired; conversely, semantic organizational ability is better in binge drinkers compared to non-binge drinkers. Studies in adolescents have shown that regular binge drinking may cause long-lasting cognitive impairments, though the threshold needed to produce significant effects remains unclear. Cognitive impairment in adults is also unclear, as one study found no association between binge drinking and cognitive impairment.[17] Binge drinking is believed to increase impulsivity due to altered functioning of prefrontal–subcortical and orbitofrontal circuits. Binge drinking and alcoholics who have undergone multiple detoxifications is associated with an inability to interpret facial expressions properly; this is believed to be due to kindling of the amygdala with resultant distortion of neurotransmission. Adolescents, females and young adults are most sensitive to the neuropsychological effects of binge drinking. Adolescence, in particular early adolescence, is a developmental stage that is particularly vulnerable to the neurotoxic and neurocognitive adverse effects of binge drinking due to it being a time of significant brain development.[4]

Binge drinking regimes are associated with causing an imbalance between inhibitory and excitatory amino acids and changes in monoamines release in the central nervous system, which increases neurotoxicity and may result in cognitive impairments, psychological problems, and in long-term heavy binge drinkers may cause irreversible brain damage in both adolescents and adults.[19]

Urinary system

The bladder may rupture if overfilled and not emptied. Symptoms include localized pain and uraemia (poisoning due to reabsorbed waste). This can occur in the case of binge drinkers having consumed very large quantities, but are not aware, due to stupor, of the need to urinate. This condition is rare, since a person is more likely to urinate while passed out before the bladder ruptures, as alcohol relaxes the muscles that normally control their bladder. However, it does occur: "A new report says binge drinking has increased to such an extent that cases of 'exploding bladders' are on the rise in the UK."[20]

Sudden death

Binge drinking is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular problems and sudden death: "It is becoming clear that alcohol ingestion can result in profoundly different actions on the cerebral circulation (e.g., vasodilation, vasoconstriction-spasm, vessel rupture), depending upon dose and physiologic state of host."[21] In countries where binge drinking is commonplace, rates of sudden death on the weekend in young adults and middle aged people increase significantly. While regular alcohol consumption has generally been found to be cardioprotective, binge drinking has been found to correlate with "an increased risk of cardiovascular death, particularly sudden death."[22]

Binge drinking has negative effects on metabolism, lipid profile, blood coagulation and fibrinolysis, blood pressure and vascular tone, and is associated with embolic stroke and acute myocardial infarction.[23]

The withdrawal phase after an episode of binge drinking is particularly associated with ischaemic stroke as well as subarachnoid haemorrhage and intracerebral haemorrhage in younger men. In individuals with an underlying cardiac disorder a binge on alcohol increases the risk of silent myocardial ischaemia as well as angina.[24]

At risk groups

Adolescents and young adults

A young man lying comatose after a binge drinking session

Adolescence, especially early adolescence (before age 15), is a critical and delicate developmental stage when specialized neuronal and synaptic systems mature. This critical developmental stage is where lifelong adult traits such as talents, reasoning, and complex skills mature; however alcohol and in particular binge drinking may disrupt and interfere with this developmental process. Adolescence is also a period of development characterized by a high level of novel seeking, thrill seeking, and risk taking behavior and thus alcohol and other drug experimentation and abuse is common.[25]

Binge drinking is a way for young adolescents to rely on alcohol as a way to cope with certain stress or depression.[26] Binge drinking during adolescence is associated with injuries and accidents, violent behavior as well as suicide. The more often a child or adolescent binge drinks and the younger they are the more likely that they will develop an alcohol use disorder including alcoholism. A large number of adolescents who binge-drink also consume other psychotropic substances.[1]

The main cause of death among adolescents as a result of binge drinking is road traffic accidents; a third of all fatal road traffic accidents among 15- to 20-year-olds are associated with drinking alcohol. Cyclists and pedestrians are likely to have less spatial awareness and concentration while traveling after binge drinking and, also, it is more common that adolescents that binge-drink drive drunk or are the passenger of a drunk driver. It has been found that 50 percent of all head injuries in adolescents in the US are associated with alcohol consumption. Violence and suicide combine to become the third-most-common cause of death associated with binge drinking among adolescents. The suicide risk in adolescents is more than four times higher among binge drinkers than non-binge drinking adolescents.[1]

Earlier sexual activity, increased changing of sexual partners, higher rate of unwanted pregnancy, higher rate of sexually transmitted diseases, infertility, and alcohol-related damage to the fetus during pregnancy is associated with binge drinking. Female binge drinkers are three times more likely to be victims of sexual assault; half of the adolescent girls reporting sexual assault were under the influence of alcohol or another psychotropic substance at the time.[1] Historically, adolescent boys were more likely to drink and binge drink than girls. However, in recent years alcohol use has declined more among adolescent boys than it has in girls. As a result, more adolescent girls report alcohol use and binge drinking than boys.[26]

Adolescents who regularly participated in binge drinking for several years show a smaller hippocampus brain region, in particular those who began drinking in early adolescence. Heavy binge drinking is associated with neurocognitive deficits of frontal lobe processing and impaired working memory as well as delayed auditory and verbal memory deficits.[1]

Research has shown that there is a link between binge drinking in adolescent years and becoming a chronic alcohol consumer when they transition into adulthood. A particular study conducted by the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth found that harmful drinking during adolescent years was significantly associated with the continuance of dangerous levels of alcohol consumption into adulthood years.[27]

Pregnant women

There is no known safe level of alcohol consumption either when trying to get pregnant or during pregnancy.[28]

Binge drinking is a more important factor rather than average alcohol intake, with regard to the severity of alcohol induced damage to the fetus. Binge drinking during pregnancy is associated with fetal alcohol syndrome, alcohol-related birth defects as well as alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorders. Alcohol has definite long-term adverse effects on the fetus, in particular impaired attentional skills and may lead to psychiatric disorders when the child grows up.[29]

Prevention

Binge drinking is considered harmful, regardless of a person's age, and there have been calls for healthcare professionals to give increased attention to their patients’ drinking habits, especially binge drinking. Some have suggested that raising the legal drinking age and screening brief interventions by healthcare providers are the most effective means of reducing morbidity and mortality rates associated with binge drinking. Others, particularly on college campuses, have recommended lowering the legal drinking age to 18 to curb the "culture of dangerous binge drinking" among college students.[30] This idea is currently the subject of controversy. Proponents argue that the 21 law forces drinking underground and makes it more dangerous than it has to be, while opponents have claimed that lowering the age would only make the situation worse.

Programs in the United States have thought of numerous ways to help prevent binge drinking. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests increasing the cost of alcohol or the excise taxes, restricting the number of stores who may obtain a license to sell liquor (reducing "outlet density"), and implementing stricter law enforcement of underage drinking laws.[31] In addition environmental interventions, there are also a number of individual counseling approaches, such as motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral approaches, that have been shown to reduce drinking among heavy drinking college students.[32]

Understanding consumer personality and how people view others is important. In 2009 the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing spent $53.5 million Australian Dollars on National Binge Drinking Strategy to target young Australians. This campaign titled "Don't Turn a Night Out Into a Nightmare" was delivered to the public over many mass media platforms to show the harms and consequences of risky single occasion drinking (RSOD) as binge drinking is defined in Australia. Evidence as to the effectiveness of these types of campaigns is mixed.[5]

Treatment

Increasing public information and awareness regarding the risks of binge drinking, conducting interviews in emergency departments of young people suspected of harmful drinking patterns and trying to persuade them to accept individual counseling in youth addiction counseling services are effective strategies for reducing the harm of binge drinking. An effective strategy of intervention for adolescents whose binge drinking leads to admission to hospital, for example, for alcohol poisoning or injury, involves brief interventions at the hospital in counseling sessions conducted by trained staff. Evaluation of personal pattern of drinking and associated risks and an emphasis on personal responsibility is recommended during the intervention; discussing and informing and educating the adolescent of possible negative short and long-term consequences of drinking is also recommended. The setting of goals and rules to achieve those goals should be conducted during intervention with problem binge drinking adolescents. Encouraging recreational and adventurous training activities such as climbing or driving can be used alternative "natural buzzes" to alcohol misuse. Additionally, the provision of educational content about the risks of binge drinking and a risk assessment are beneficial during intervention with young binge drinkers.[1] For more severe cases, an intervention involving parents, guardians, or a psychotherapist is recommended.

Motivational enhancement therapy also shows promise as a treatment.[33]

There is some evidence that interventions by employers such as, health and lifestyle checks, psychosocial skills training and peer referral, can reduce the level of binge drinking.[34]

Due to the risks to adolescents of cognitive impairments and possible irreversible brain damage associated with binge drinking, urgent action has been recommended.[16]

Epidemiology

Binge drinking can prompt police action for public intoxication and disturbing the peace.

Binge drinking is more common in males, particularly in young adulthood:

One in six US adults binge drinks, with 25% doing so at least weekly. ... Binge drinking is most common among younger adults aged 18–34. Binge drinking is nearly twice as common among men than among women.[31]

College students have been found to be more likely to binge drink than their same age peers who were not enrolled in college. Overall, 44% of the students (50% of the men and 39% of the women) binged: "The strongest predictors of college binge drinking were residence in a fraternity or sorority, adoption of a party-centered life-style, and engagement in other risky behaviors."[35] In the US, this effect has caused serious problems with the country's legal drinking age.[36] Given the harmful consequences of binge drinking, especially on younger adults, college campuses are concerned about how best to address this problem and seeking effective intervention strategies.[37]

Among older adults, there are significant racial/ethnic differences in prevalence rates of binge drinking: One study found the presence of binge drinking was most common among non-Hispanic Whites (11.9%), followed by Latinos (10.8%), American Indian/Alaska Natives (9.8%), Blacks (8.0%), and Asians (4.2%).[38] Binge drinking has also been found to be a common pattern among Native Americans of all ages.[39]

Notes

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References
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  • Dasgupta, Amitava. The Science of Drinking: How Alcohol Affects Your Body and Mind. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012. ISBN 978-1442204102
  • Dowdall, George W. College Drinking: Reframing a Social Problem. Praeger, 2008. ISBN 978-0275999810
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