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October 06, 2010
CDC Study Says One In Four US High School Students, One In Seven Adults Binge Drink
AFP (10/6) reports, "Nearly one in four US high school students and one in seven adults binge drink, a public health danger that claims some 40,000 lives a year in the United States," according to a CDC study reported Tuesday.
The CDC based its study on "data gathered in 2009 from 412,000 US adults aged 18 years and older and 16,000 high school students."
CDC director Thomas Frieden said the "bouts of heavy drinking increase the risk of being involved in a fatal car crash, contracting a sexually transmitted disease, dating violence, and drug overdoses." It "can also harm a developing fetus if a woman drinks to excess while pregnant."
Reuters (10/6, Steenhuysen) reports that 21 percent of men reported binge drinking, compared with 10 percent in women. In addition, it was more common among whites than blacks – 16 percent of whites versus 10 percent of blacks.
Related Links:
- "One in four US high school students binge drinks: study," AFP, October 4, 2010.
- "One in 4 students, young adults binge drink: CDC," Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters, October 5, 2010.
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Posted by admin at October 6, 2010 09:34 PM