Binge Drinking & Brain
Damage Injury Risk Highest
Among Binge Drinkers
Binge drinkers have a
higher risk of alcohol-
related injury than chronic,
heavy drinkers, the Health
Behavior News Service
reported Feb. 22. Binge-
drinking women who
otherwise drink in
moderation had seven
times the risk of injury as
nondrinkers, while binge-
drinking men increased
their injury risk sixfold.
“It’;s not only the amount
of alcohol consumed that
shapes the risk for injury,
but also the usual
consumption pattern,” said
study author Gerhard Gmel
of the Swiss Institute for
the Prevention of Alcohol
and Drug Problems. “At
highest risk are those who
usually consume
moderately but sometimes
binge drink. This is true for
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