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Adolescent alcohol consumption is driven by several factors such as the availability of alcohol and social norms.

Moderate drinkers may average one drink a day but they are more likely to binge drink than self-described heavy drinkers, and account for nearly 80 per cent of alcohol-related problems, research shows.

Research shows more adults are binge drinking – and suffering the consequences.

The NIH defines “moderate" drinking as one drink per day for women, two for men. But what happens if someone consumes that allotment in one or two nights of binging?...

Most cases of binge drinking occurred among individuals who were average moderate drinkers. Credit: Louis Hansel/ Unsplash.

Binge drinkers are five times more likely to experience multiple alcohol problems. More alcohol interventions are needed to target moderate-level drinkers.

Moderate drinkers who binge alcohol are at a significantly higher risk of developing alcohol problems than those who drink the same amount overall but don't binge, according to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin appearing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier.

A history of heavy drinking increases vulnerability to, and the severity of, Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and related dementias, with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) identified as the strongest modifiable risk factor for early-onset dementia. Heavy drinking has increased markedly in women over the past 10 years, with mature adult women reporting a 41% increase in heavy drinking days during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This raises concern over the impact of excessive alcohol consumption during m...

A 2021 study by County Health Rankings shows the percentage of people in each county, Capital Region included, who have drank excessively in the last 30 days.

Alcohol consumption is part of our culture, and in a college town like Norman, it’s woven into the fabric of our sporting events.