Are You Binge Drinking?
You are binge drinking if you are having four or more drinks in a row one or more times in a two week period. It may seem like you are just having fun but you are seriously harming yourself now and in the future.
Binge drinking increases the risk of:
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- Injury and death- Binge drinking leads to 6 deaths every day in the United States
- Short and long term consequences
- Unplanned pregnancy and getting a 性ually transmitted Infection
- Acquaintance rape- 1/2 of all violent crimes involve alcohol consumption by the perpetrator, 受害者, 或两个
- 酗酒
- 抑郁症
- 焦虑
- 脑损伤
- 肝脏疾病
- 心脏病
- 肾脏疾病
Binge drinking affects academic success
- Cortical thickness, or outer brain volume, is significantly reduced.
- 受损的控制, 自我认知, and self-care; greater risk-taking; and worse academic or occupational consequences compared to light drinkers.
- Lower levels of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), the most important inhibitory (calming) neurotransmitter, in the frontal lobe. Deficiencies in GABA are associated with a range of psychiatric disorders, including depression, 焦虑, 和失眠.
- Lower levels of the metabolite NAA (N-acetylaspartate). Deficiencies in NAA are associated with impaired neuronal health (brain cell integrity).