National Alcohol Screening Day 2024 is on Wednesday, April 10, 2024: what is binge drinking?
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Binge Drinking is;
Binge drinking is a common pattern of excessive alcohol use in the United States. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking that brings a person’s blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 grams percent or above. This typically happens when men consume 5 or more drinks, and when women consume 4 or more drinks, in about 2 hours.1
Most people who binge drink are not alcohol dependent.
According to national surveys
Approximately 92% of U.S. adults who drink excessively report binge drinking in the past 30 days.2
Although college students commonly binge drink, 70% of binge drinking episodes involve adults age 26 years and older.3
The prevalence of binge drinking among men is higher than the prevalence among women.4
Binge drinkers are 14 times more likely to report alcohol-impaired driving than non-binge drinkers.3
About 90% of the alcohol consumed by youth under the age of 21 in the United States is in the form of binge drinks.5
About 75% of the alcohol consumed by adults in the United States is in the form of binge drinks.5
The proportion of current drinkers that binge is highest in the 18- to 20-year-old group (51%).3
Binge drinking is associated with many health problems, including—
Unintentional injuries (e.g., car crashes, falls, burns, drowning).
Intentional injuries (e.g., firearm injuries, sexual assault, domestic violence).
Alcohol poisoning.
Sexually transmitted diseases.
Unintended pregnancy.
Children born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
High blood pressure, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases.
Liver disease.
Neurological damage.
Sexual dysfunction.
Poor control of diabetes.
Evidence-based interventions to prevent binge drinking and related harms6, 7, 8, 9, 10 include
Increasing alcoholic beverage costs and excise taxes.
Limiting the number of retail alcohol outlets that sell alcoholic beverages in a given area.
Consistent enforcement of laws against underage drinking and alcohol-impaired driving.
Screening and counseling for alcohol misuse.
Why does media publicize school shootings? It's wrong.?
Guns don't kill people; movies kill people:
Today the data linking violence in the media to violence in society are superior to those linking cancer and tobacco……..
a study by AACAP found that as a result of TV violence, children may: become immune to the horror of violence; gradually accept violence as a way to solve problems; imitate violence they observe on television; and identify with certain characters, victims, or victimizers.
according to a University of Michigan study men and women who watched the most violent TV shows as youngsters turned out to be the most violence-prone, even 15 years later.
The Evidence Against Media Violence
Humorist Steve Allen formed the Parents Television Council to stop TV from "leading children down a moral sewer."
* Since television started around 1000 studies, reports, etc. concerning the impact of TV violence have been published.
* The National Institute of Mental Health and 7 more national organizations say there is overwhelming evidence that violent entertainment causes violent behavior.
* An ABC network study found 22 to 34 percent of young felons imprisoned for violent crimes said they had consciously imitated crime techniques learned from watching television programs.
* Homicide rates doubled in 10 to 15 years after TV was first introduced into specific ares of the U.S. and Canada.
* In a survey of 10 to 16-year-olds, 62 percent said sex on TV influences their peers to have sex when they're too young.
Gun FACTS that cant be disputed:
because of the 'banning guns' ideology thats running rampant, the only news that gets blown up and makes constant headlines, is a crime committed with a gun.
yet…..who speaks out for over 7 million young children that live a life of child abuse, incest, and torture?? their little life is a hell on earth because of ALCOHOL!
Who claims 50 times more lives than all the illegal drugs combined? Who costs the American people 130 billion dollars every year to mop up it's bloodbath of human slaughter? Who destroys 1 in every 4 families in America? Who kills over 200,000 Americans each year? Is it crack? Is it cocaine? Could it be heroin? Is it guns? No, the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and number one killer of Americans is KING ALCOHOL.......
where are the news media HEADLINES?
* There are over 18 million alcoholics in America.
* Cirrhosis of the liver kills over 30,000 each year and rising.
* 50 percent of the people on welfare are due to killer alcohol.
* 80 percent of all fire deaths are due to killer alcohol.
* 65 percent of the drownings
* 22 percent of home accidents
* 77 percent of falls
* 36 percent of pedestrian accidents
* 65 percent of all murders
* 40 percent of all assaults
* 35 percent of all rapes
* 30 percent of other sex crimes
* 30 percent of all suicides
* Over 80 percent of all arrests are linked to killer alcohol!
And one of the most disturbing statistics of all - 60 PERCENT OF ALL CHILD ABUSE IS DUE TO ALCOHOL!
……..nobody dares utter a peep?
The alcohol industry spends over 400 million dollars a year advertising and glorifying the killer! By age 18, American children on an average, have seen an estimated 100,000 beer commercials! They innocently watch as their favorite heros glamorize and glorify killer alcohol.
every single day -
at least 10 young people die because SOMEONE is drinking alcohol!
……..nobody dares utter a peep?
Alcohol is turning our highways into rivers of blood and our interstates into a slaughterhouse! On the average, every 50th car you see is powered by a drunk driver on their way to murder an innocent victim! Nearly 700 a week will be killed, 100 a day, nearly 5 an hour……….
every 12 minutes somebody is killed by a drunk driver!
Is It True That The Media Is Destroying Our Children In Today's Society?
Guns don't kill people; movies kill people:
Today the data linking violence in the media to violence in society are superior to those linking cancer and tobacco……..
a study by AACAP found that as a result of TV violence, children may: become immune to the horror of violence; gradually accept violence as a way to solve problems; imitate violence they observe on television; and identify with certain characters, victims, or victimizers.
according to a University of Michigan study men and women who watched the most violent TV shows as youngsters turned out to be the most violence-prone, even 15 years later.
The Evidence Against Media Violence
Humorist Steve Allen formed the Parents Television Council to stop TV from "leading children down a moral sewer."
* Since television started around 1000 studies, reports, etc. concerning the impact of TV violence have been published.
* The National Institute of Mental Health and 7 more national organizations say there is overwhelming evidence that violent entertainment causes violent behavior.
* An ABC network study found 22 to 34 percent of young felons imprisoned for violent crimes said they had consciously imitated crime techniques learned from watching television programs.
* Homicide rates doubled in 10 to 15 years after TV was first introduced into specific ares of the U.S. and Canada.
* In a survey of 10 to 16-year-olds, 62 percent said sex on TV influences their peers to have sex when they're too young.
Gun FACTS that cant be disputed:
because of the 'banning guns' ideology thats running rampant, the only news that gets blown up and makes constant headlines, is a crime committed with a gun.
yet…..who speaks out for over 7 million young children that live a life of child abuse, incest, and torture?? their little life is a hell on earth because of ALCOHOL!
Who claims 50 times more lives than all the illegal drugs combined? Who costs the American people 130 billion dollars every year to mop up it's bloodbath of human slaughter? Who destroys 1 in every 4 families in America? Who kills over 200,000 Americans each year? Is it crack? Is it cocaine? Could it be heroin? Is it guns? No, the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and number one killer of Americans is KING ALCOHOL.......
where are the news media HEADLINES?
* There are over 18 million alcoholics in America.
* Cirrhosis of the liver kills over 30,000 each year and rising.
* 50 percent of the people on welfare are due to killer alcohol.
* 80 percent of all fire deaths are due to killer alcohol.
* 65 percent of the drownings
* 22 percent of home accidents
* 77 percent of falls
* 36 percent of pedestrian accidents
* 65 percent of all murders
* 40 percent of all assaults
* 35 percent of all rapes
* 30 percent of other sex crimes
* 30 percent of all suicides
* Over 80 percent of all arrests are linked to killer alcohol!
And one of the most disturbing statistics of all - 60 PERCENT OF ALL CHILD ABUSE IS DUE TO ALCOHOL!
……..nobody dares utter a peep?
The alcohol industry spends over 400 million dollars a year advertising and glorifying the killer! By age 18, American children on an average, have seen an estimated 100,000 beer commercials! They innocently watch as their favorite heros glamorize and glorify killer alcohol.
every single day -
at least 10 young people die because SOMEONE is drinking alcohol!
……..nobody dares utter a peep?
Alcohol is turning our highways into rivers of blood and our interstates into a slaughterhouse! On the average, every 50th car you see is powered by a drunk driver on their way to murder an innocent victim! Nearly 700 a week will be killed, 100 a day, nearly 5 an hour……….
every 12 minutes somebody is killed by a drunk driver!
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