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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (2868)	10/16/2006 3:30:10 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10087

I think you misread DMA's post. I can find nothing in what he posted that says binge drinking is defined as one drink a day. The study he quoted said that 22% binge drank at least once in the past month. It does not mean that they do it constantly, or regularly, just that 22% admitted to having 5 or more drinks on one occasion in the past 30 days. Binge drinking is defined as 5 or more drinks in a row (4 for women) on at least one day in the past 30. (NOT DRINKING ONE A DAY) In 2000, almost 7 million persons aged 12 to 20 was a binge drinker; that is, about one in five persons under the legal drinking age was a binge drinker. (or 20%) The rate of binge drinking among underage persons (19 percent) was almost as high as among adults aged 21 or older (21 percent). oas.samhsa.gov

To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (2868)	10/16/2006 5:18:55 PM
From: Wyätt Gwyön	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10087

i'm still not sure where you got the idea that the National Health Survey defines binge drinking as a drink a day. maybe DMA said that, but the referenced document does not say it as i showed. on the face of it, a drink a day is not binge drinking. binge: a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree. here is the original Survey; let me know if you find it defines "binge" as drinking one drink a day for a month. drugabusestatistics.samhsa.gov