Binge drinking: nationwide problem, local solutions

"New estimates show that binge drinking is a bigger problem than previously thought. More than 38 million US adults binge drink, about 4 times a month, and the largest number of drinks per binge is on average 8. This behavior greatly increases the chances of getting hurt or hurting others due to car crashes, violence, and suicide. Drinking too much, including binge drinking, causes 80,000 deaths in the US each year and in 2006 cost the economy $223.5 billion. Binge drinking is a problem in all states, even in states with fewer binge drinkers, because they are binging more often and in larger amounts." - p. 1Fact sheet released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services (OSELS) in association with: Vital signs: Binge drinking prevalence, frequency, and intensity among adults -- United States, 2010, published: MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report ; v. 61, early release, January, 2012, p. 1-7."CS228830-B.""January 2012.""Publication date: 1/10/2012."Title from title screen (viewed January 10, 2012).Introduction -- Problem -- U.S. state information -- What can be done -- Science behind this issue -- Related links -- Social media -- Read associated MMWRMode of access: World Wide WebText document (PDF)