Articles written by Matt Stevenson

Matt Stevenson, FMDH|Dec 23, 2015

Binge drinking has been a progressing issue in the United States. The big question though that many have is, “What is binge drinking?” Binge drinking is defined as an excessive amount of drinking in the time span of 2 hours. For men, this would be five or more drinks, for women, four drinks. Excessive alcohol use is responsible for about 88,000 deaths and 2.5 million years of potential life lost in the United States each year. Bing drinking is responsible for more than half the deaths and two-thirds of the years of potential life lost res...