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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 mature adulthood on dementia-related outcomes in both the short- and long-term. As a first pass attem...

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.