38 Million Adults Engaged in Binge Drinking in 2010, U.S. Says

**Prince** · 01-10-2012, 11:39 AM

38 Million Adults Engaged in Binge Drinking in 2010, U.S. Says
By Elizabeth Lopatto

Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- More than 38 million U.S. adults, or 17.1 percent of the population, indulged in binge drinking four times a month or more in 2010, led by members of households with incomes of $75,000 or more, federal health officials said.

Wisconsin had both the highest percentage of binge drinkers, with 25.6 percent of the population reporting they engaged, and the most-intense sessions, with an average of nine drinks, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The nation’s capital reported 21.9 percent of its population was binge-drinkers, tying it with North Dakota for third highest in a survey covering the District of Columbia and 48 of the 50 states.

Binge drinking, defined as four or more drinks for women and five or more drinks for men, is the third-most-common cause of preventable death in the U.S., with 80,000 annual fatalities, according to the CDC. Alcohol intoxication increases the risk of traffic accidents, falls, drownings and burns, as well as domestic violence and risky sexual behavior.

“It is alarming that binge drinkers are consuming so much alcohol with such regularity,” said Robert Brewer, an epidemiologist at the CDC, in a statement.

Those who binged most often were at least 65 years old, with 5.5 events a month, the Atlanta-based agency reported. Twenty-eight percent of people ages 18 to 24 binged, consuming about 9.3 drinks an episode.

Government Recommendations

The CDC recommends women have no more than one drink a day and men no more than two. One drink is the equivalent of 12 ounces of beer, 8 ounces of malt liquor, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of liquor, according to the CDC’s website. Most people who binge drink aren’t alcoholics, the agency said.

About 20 percent of those whose households made more than $75,000 were binge drinkers, the highest overall prevalence. People from households making less than $25,000 who did binge imbibed more often, with about five episodes a month and 8.5 drinks on each occasion.

Today’s data came from self-reported incidents within the last 30 days for 458,000 U.S. adults. It was part of the Atlanta-based agency’s 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

People binged most often in Kentucky, reporting engaging in the behavior an average of 5.9 times a month.

Data weren’t available from South Dakota and Tennessee.

--Editors: Adriel Bettelheim, Jeffrey Tannenbaum

**PITBULL915** · 01-10-2012, 11:43 AM

Fucking guilty, son. I don't ever drink, maybe two times a month at most. But when I do, I go to the clubs and get fucking wasted and get into all kinds of grimey shit.

**DOMS** · 01-10-2012, 11:43 AM

Good. I say make all drugs legal and let the morons take themselves out.

**Vibrant** · 01-10-2012, 11:49 AM

well, I guess Im not part of the 38mil. I havent touched an alcoholic drink last year. But I have touched some drugs

**IronAddict** · 01-10-2012, 11:52 AM

Woo hoo, I'm 1 of 38 million..

But 5 drinks & I'm just warming up!

**vancouver** · 01-10-2012, 12:14 PM

That's 10% of the U.S. population, very below average by world standards...

**DOMS** · 01-10-2012, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by vancouver

That's 10% of the U.S. population, very below average by world standards...

We're way below average for smoking, too.

**exphys88** · 01-10-2012, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by PITBULL915

Fucking guilty, son. I don't ever drink, maybe two times a month at most. But when I do, I go to the clubs and get fucking wasted and get into all kinds of grimey shit.

Me too. I drink maybe once a month or two, but I get shitfaced and rowdy when I do. Alcohol doesn't taste that good to me, it's just a vehicle to have a good time.

**exphys88** · 01-10-2012, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by DOMS

We're way below average for smoking, too.

I did not know that.

When I see someone young smoking, I think to myself, "people actually still smoke?" I'm completely baffled by it.

**DOMS** · 01-10-2012, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by exphysiologist88

I did not know that.

When I see someone young smoking, I think to myself, "people actually still smoke?" I'm completely baffled by it.

It's so much worse in other countries.

Use of cigarettes.
Use of alcohol.

Those at the bottom of the list tend to be from countries that don't allow the use and countries that are just too poor to afford the goods.

**HialeahChico305** · 01-10-2012, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by DOMS

Good. I say make all drugs legal and let the morons take themselves out.

This is mrs. Liberty mentality, minus the making the drugs legal part. They need to fill out jail cells for cheap labor.

**myCATpowerlifts** · 01-10-2012, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by exphysiologist88

I did not know that.

When I see someone young smoking, I think to myself, "people actually still smoke?" I'm completely baffled by it.

The only kids I see smoking, are the Hipster/seen(scene?) kids.

Fuck those idiots anyway.

I don't smoke tobacco, but I do smoke hemp.

**LAM** · 01-10-2012, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by vancouver

That's 10% of the U.S. population, very below average by world standards...

then add in 25% of US high school students on top of the adult population. mental health in the US blows and with the diets children are following these days it's not going to get any better. you also have to remember that the US is a very large country in terms of it's population so it's still a significant amount of people regardless of the percentage. 10% of the US pop = the entire population of Canada.

**exphys88** · 01-10-2012, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by myCATpowerlifts

The only kids I see smoking, are the Hipster/seen(scene?) kids.

Fuck those idiots anyway.

I don't smoke tobacco, but I do smoke hemp.

You should smoke the buds, much better than hemp.

**HialeahChico305** · 01-10-2012, 04:14 PM

Binge drinking? A night of fun leaves me handicapped for a good couple of days. Really not worth it now a days, got tired of it rather quick.

**LAM** · 01-10-2012, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by HialeahChico305

Binge drinking? A night of fun leaves me handicapped for a good couple of days. Really not worth it now a days, got tired of it rather quick.

once I hit 30 it stopped being fun, but then again we started drinking in middle school so we started earlier than most. I can go a year with out taking a drink and it doesn't even phase me anymore. but my lifestyle is very different as i do not hang out with any sort of party crowd anymore. when i do drink it's when i'm on holiday and usually outside of the states anymore.

**exphys88** · 01-10-2012, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by LAM

once I hit 30 it stopped being fun, but then again we started drinking in middle school so we started earlier than most. I can go a year with out taking a drink and it doesn't even phase me anymore. but my lifestyle is very different as i do not hang out with any sort of party crowd anymore. when i do drink it's when i'm on holiday and usually outside of the states anymore.

No shit. I'm 32 and did most of my drinking between 16-20, and now that I've started again, the hangovers are horrible. I lose a good 2 days from it.

**Gissurjon** · 01-10-2012, 04:46 PM

Hahahaha 5 or more drinks for men. Girls back home throw back a bottle just to get buzzed.

**KelJu** · 01-10-2012, 05:04 PM

Anyone else find it amusing that Greece is a financial train wreck, yet they are the biggest consumer of tobacco?

**HialeahChico305** · 01-10-2012, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by KelJu

Anyone else find it amusing that Greece is a financial train wreck, yet they are the biggest consumer of tobacco?

shows that they have a bad case of tabacco addiction, could be worst population could be dead broke yet owe 10 pair of shoes , big shinny rims on their pimped out cars; Just saying .

**LAM** · 01-11-2012, 03:26 AM

Originally Posted by KelJu

Anyone else find it amusing that Greece is a financial train wreck, yet they are the biggest consumer of tobacco?

got to be a culture thing, I went to college with some guys from Malaysia and it's like that there also. I guess at least their tobacco isn't filled with known carcinogens unlike the garbage big tobacco in the US puts out.

**GearsMcGilf** · 01-11-2012, 03:47 AM

Originally Posted by exphysiologist88

No shit. I'm 32 and did most of my drinking between 16-20, and now that I've started again, the hangovers are horrible. I lose a good 2 days from it.

No shit! I'm 37 and I've noticed that also. I got hammered on New Years eve and went to bed at 2:30am. I felt like shit for 2 days. I miss the good ole days when I could get hammered, go to bed at 3am, and still go work out on 5 hours sleep. The hard liquor in China is also like 50-60%, plus god knows what else is in it. Sometimes, even when I drink, but don't get drunk, I still get a hangover.

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