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  • What Is Binge Drinking? Binge alcohol use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days (from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health [NSDUH]). Heavy drinking is defined as binge drinking on at least 5 days in the past month.
  • Because alcohol is a depressant in the body, high doses of the drug can reduce cell activity; when alcohol is removed from the cells, they recover in a way that produces a change toward stimulation. The body's attempt to produce "normalcy" often leads to over-stimulation, which is known as withdrawal ;thus, binge drinking often leads to a "hangover" (headache, increased stomach acidity, early morning awakening, etc.), and long -term heavy drinking often leads to the "shakes", delirium (hallucinations), and in some instances, seizures.
  • A recent survey 41% of physicians placed the threshold for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome at one to three drinks per day while 38% placed the threshold at one or fewer drinks per day. Both contradict the Surgeon General's advice that women should not consume any alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects.
  • The majority of student health centers at colleges across the United States do not provide routine alcohol screening, and many also fail to provide appropriate treatment and referral, as a result of barriers of inadequate provider training or because of limited resources.

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