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Study: Nearly 14 million women engage in binge drinking three times a month

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Binge drinking is an under-recognized problem for US women, nearly 14 million of whom engage in it about three times a month, downing about six drinks each time, says a study released Tuesday. The practice is most common among women aged 18 to 34 as well as high school students,…

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On-screen boozing tied to kids’ binge drinking

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – How much drinking kids and teens had seen in recent movies was linked to the chances they overdid it on alcohol themselves in a new study from six European countries. Researchers said that movies and television may make kids see drinking as mature and cool,…

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Over-65s are frequent binge drinkers: U.S. study

One in six Americans, or 17.1 percent of the population

Binge drinking is more common in the United States than previously thought, particularly among young adults, though the most frequent offenders are over 65, said a US government study on Tuesday. One in six Americans, or 17.1 percent of the population, binge drinks, defined as consuming five or more alcoholic beverages…

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