What Is Excessive Alcohol Use? - Centers for Disease ...
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FOR WOMEN,,
BINGE DRINKING IS
4 ORMORE DRINKS
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CONSUMED ON
ONE OCCASION*
FOR MEN,
BI NGE DRI NKING IS
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5 OR MO'RE DRINKS .c..~
CONSUMED ON
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ONE OCCASION*
*ONE OCCASION - 2-3 HOURS
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FORWOMEN, HEAVY DRINKING IS
..,~~ 8 DRINKS OR MORE
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PER WEEK
ANY ALCOHOL USE BY
PREGNANT WOMEN
FOR MEN,
HEAVY DRINKING IS
15 DRINKS OR MORE
PER WEEK
WHAT IS CONSIDERED A"DRINK"?
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U.S. STANDARD DRINK SIZES
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l . 5 ouNCES OF 40%ABV (BO-PROOF}
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OF 5iyOABV
BEER
B OUNCES OF 7?!om MALT LIQUOR
? 5 ouNCES OF 12%ABv WINE
DISTILLED SPIRITS
OR LIQUOR
(Examples: gin, rum, vodka, whiskey)
88,000 DEATHS
PER YEAR
249 BILLION
ECONOMIC COST
HOW DOES
EXCESSIVE
DRINKING
AFFECT US?
VIOLENCE, INJURIES,
AND MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES
CHRONIC CONDITIONS
SUCH AS CANCER, HEART DISEASE
AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS,
UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES,
MISCARRIAGE AND STILLBIRTH
OVER 9 0% OF
EXCESSIVE DRINKERS BINGE DRINK
BINGE DRINKERS DO SO ABOUT
4 TIMES A MONTH
MORE THAN 38 MILLION U.S. ADULTS
BINGE DRINK
BINGE DRINKERS
AVERAGE 8 DRINKS
PER BINGE
MOST PEOPLE WHO
Bl NGE ORIN KARE NOT
ALCOHOL DEPENDENT OR ALCOHOLICS
IF Y(i)U CHOOSE TO DRINH.
DO SO IN MODERATION
NO ONE SHOULD BEGIN DRINKING OR DRINK MORE FREQUENTLY BASED ON
POTENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS
? I UPTO DRINK A
DAY FOR WOMEN
- -2 UP TO DRINKS
A DAY FOR MEN
DON'T DRINK AT ALL IF YOU ARE UNCl>ER AGE 21, PREGNANT OR MAY BE PREGNANT, OR
HAVE HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT COULD BE MfoJDE WORSE BY DRINKING
FOR MORE INFORMAlTION WWW.I ALCOHOL
U.S. Dt=pcirtmt=nt uf Health and Human Services Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
CS260638-B
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