The Dangers of Binge Drinking Anti-alcohol Educational Video. Public domain video and public service announcement courtesy of SAMHSA. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Binge Drinking and Youth: What Everyone Needs To Know. Sponsor: CSAT. Host: Ivette Torres, Associate Director for Consumer Affairs, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Invited Panelists: Steve Wing, Associate Administrator for Alcohol Policy, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (HHS); Ralph Hingson, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (HHS); Hope Taft (First Lady of Ohio), Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free; Clarke Brown, Youth Services Division, Hazelden Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers. Results from the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health show that 25 percent of Americans aged 17 had reported binge drinking (i.e., five or more drinks on the same occasion). By age 21, the percentage of binge drinkers had increased to 48 percent. College is clearly a catalyst for alcohol use; in fact, young adults aged 18 to 22 who don’t attend college drink less than those who do attend. Many binge drinkers in college begin experimenting with alcohol in high school. Students may not want to think about it, but young people can become alcohol dependent and many will die from excessive alcohol consumption. This program will reveal the subcultures and behaviors that support binge drinking while highlighting prevention, early interventions, and treatment options. Alcohol use among youth is associated with a wide variety of risky behaviors and poor outcomes, including unprotected sexual intercourse, vulnerability to coerced sexual activity, the use of marijuana, and poor academic performance. In 2003, nearly a third of all traffic deaths among youth ages 15 to 20 were alcohol-related.3 Alcohol use among adolescents is also related to an increased risk of alcohol dependence in adulthood. Binge drinking can contribute to many health disorders including cancer, liver, pancreatic and cardiovascular diseases, as well as a variety of gastrointestinal problems, neurological disorders and reproductive system disorders. Environmental risk factors associated with adolescent drinking include having alcoholic parents; a lack of parental support, monitoring, and communication; and having peers who drink. The percentage of adolescents in grades eight and ten who report engaging in binge drinking (five or more drinks in a row in the previous two weeks) declined modestly during the late 1990′s and early 2000′s. In 2006, rates were 11 percent among eighth graders and 22 percent among tenth graders. Among twelfth graders, the percentage engaging in binge drinking declined from 32 percent in 1998 to 27 percent in 2006. Earlier data for twelfth grade students indicate an overall drop from 41 percent in 1981 to 30 percent by 1991. To most people, binge drinking brings to mind a self-destructive and unrestrained drinking bout lasting for at least a couple of days during which time the heavily intoxicated drinker “drops out” by not working, ignoring responsibilities, squandering money, and engaging in other harmful behaviors such as fighting or risky sex. This view is consistent with that portrayed in dictionary definitions, in literature, in art, and in plays or films such as the classic Come Back Little Sheeba and Lost Weekend or the recent Leaving Las Vegas. It is also consistent with the usage of physicians and other clinicians. As the editor of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol emphasizes, binge describes an extended period of time (typically at least two days) during which time a person repeatedly becomes intoxicated and gives up his or her usual activities and obligations in order to become intoxicated. It is the combination of prolonged use and the giving up of usual activities that forms the core of the clinical definition of binge.
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jowell0707, its ” …
jowell0707, its “lose” not “loose”… grammatical error on your part, but you’re not the only one. Every person I know does that.
Remember, if you …
Remember, if you take certain medications, alcohol can affect the function of your liver, pancreas and other organs.
anybody else ever …
anybody else ever drink this rolling rock light beer, man it’s not good tasting at all,
man that sucks, if …
man that sucks, if you don’t mind me asking, how exactly did it kill him? just curious cause i have alcohol probs too
im so smashed right …
im so smashed right now.
If I had the …
If I had the opportunity to change the drinking age, I would make it so that 18 year olds can consume alcohol anywhere, or purchase and drink it in a bar, but not purchase it from a liquor store or market
Once the person reaches the age of 19 they would be allowed to purchase alcohol at any licensed location.
This would recognize that 18 year olds are in fact adults, but also prevent them from being able to buy for high schoolers. After all how many 19 year olds are in high school
exactly
exactly
no its not actually …
no its not actually. 18 yr olds are allowed alchohol in england and drink all the time lool
Jeffrey your still …
Jeffrey your still drinking… yes?
Hello All, I have …
Hello All, I have spent the Last month
Sorting My Had a little Drink Song Out.
Written For My Sister Who is an AA.
Also For one of my
Best Friends who Died From drinking
It is a positive song so Please give it some of your time it Helped my sister
also myself who was effected by my sister Actions Growing up
Please Pass this song on..
Takecare Kevin Phoenix
drinking is no good …
drinking is no good due to you can loose your mind also you can’t even think in the right way that you would do when we don’t drink.
People are so …
People are so ignorant saying that drunks are older people anyway!
Alcoholism is genetic! I just buried my brother on Monday June 1st 2009 and he was a vet in the Navy and drank ever since he was young so dont go there Gorillazfreak!!!!!!!!!
jerrysmith29, thank …
jerrysmith29, thank you for your comments!
Alcohol abuse is a …
Alcohol abuse is a serious problem I hope we can help some friend when we know that exist this type of problem God bless you
Most drunks are …
Most drunks are OLDER people anyway.
Not 18 year olds.
In Denmark it is …
In Denmark it is normal to start drinking when you are about 15 years old. Our drinking culture is nothing like the american.
Acutally, the only …
Acutally, the only resason people do things is because they are not supposed to. if 18 year olds are allowed to drink, then it won’t be a big deal and go on ther normal lives not geetting drunk
truth is there’s no …
truth is there’s no such thing as alcoholism/addiction. so-called alcoholic drinking/using is just one expression of a compulsive personality. the key to lasting and satisfying recovery, therefore, isn’t simply to stop drinking and using but, rather, to move beyond the entire compulsive lifestye. takes more work than your typical recovery program but well worth it in the end. anything short of this will leave you struggling with depression and anxiety, as well as relapse.
i dunno,.i use to …
i dunno,.i use to be a big time drinker an these guys wud drive me more to drink,,..some people are lucky but not us irish,.mike