TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Vital signs: alcohol poisoning deaths - United States, 2010-2012
JO  - MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report
A1  - Kanny, Dafna
A1  - Brewer, Robert D.
A1  - Mesnick, Jessica B.
A1  - Paulozzi, Leonard J.
A1  - Naimi, Timothy S.
A1  - Lu, Hua
SP  - 1238
EP  - 1242
VL  - 63
IS  - 53
N2  - Excessive alcohol use accounted for an average of one in 10 deaths among working-age adults (aged 20-64 years) in the United States each year during 2006-2010, and cost the United States $223.5 billion in 2006. Binge drinking, defined as consuming four or more drinks for women or five or more drinks for men on an occasion, was responsible for more than half of these deaths and three fourths of the economic costs. Binge drinking also is responsible for many health and social problems, including alcohol poisoning. Yet, approximately 38 million U.S. adults report binge drinking an average of four times per month, and consume an average of eight drinks per binge episode. Most binge drinkers (90%) are not alcohol dependent.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0149-2195
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -