Binge Drinking

National Drinking Statistics

According to national surveys:
Most people who binge drink are not dependent on alcohol
Approximately 92% of U.S. adults who drink excessively report binge drinking in the past 30 days
Although college students commonly binge drink, 70% of binge drinking episodes involve adults over the age of 25
The prevalence of binge drinking among men is 2 times the prevalence among women
Binge drinkers are 14 times more likely to report alcohol-impaired driving than non-binge drinkers
About 90% of the alcohol consumed by youth under the age of 21 in the United States is in the form of binge drinking
About 75% of the alcohol consumed by adults in the United States is in the form of binge drinking
The proportion of current drinkers that binge is highest in the 18- to 20-year-old group (51%)