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Epidemiology of binge drinking

Index Epidemiology of binge drinking

Binge drinking is more common in men than it is in women. [1]

61 relations: Alcohol and Native Americans, Alcohol belts of Europe, Alcohol Concern, Alcohol dependence, Alcopop, Aldehyde dehydrogenase, ALDH2, Ambulance, Ammunition, Anti-social behaviour, Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australian dollar, Australian Medical Association, Binge drinking, Booze Britain, Botellón, Daily Mirror, Defence of the Realm Act 1914, Denmark, Drinking game, Edward Fortyhands, Emergency department, England and Wales, Europe-Asia Studies, France, Get Your Sexy Back, Government of Australia, Government of the United Kingdom, Heineken Asia Pacific, Ireland, Italy, ITV Studios, Justice of the Peace Magazine, Kevin Rudd, Last call (bar term), Legal drinking age, Licensing Act 2003, Long-term effects of alcohol consumption, Malta, Nightclub, Ontario Minamata disease, Paceville, Peer pressure, Portugal, Prime Minister of Australia, Pub, Ready to drink, Russian language, Social currency, ..., Southern Europe, Student, Television, The Age, The Press, United Kingdom, Violence, West North Central states, Wine, World War I, Zapoy. Expand index (11 more) »

Alcohol and Native Americans

Native Americans in the United States have historically had extreme difficulty with the use of alcohol.

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Alcohol belts of Europe

The alcohol belts of Europe are regions in Europe which are considered to be divided by association with either beer, wine, or spirits.

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Alcohol Concern

Alcohol Concern is a British charity and campaign group founded in 1984 whose aim is to reduce the harm caused by alcohol.

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Alcohol dependence

Alcohol dependence is a previous psychiatric diagnosis in which an individual is physically or psychologically dependent upon alcohol (also known formally as ethanol).

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Alcopop

An alcopop (or cooler, spirit cooler in South African English, or malternative in American slang) is a term describing certain flavored alcoholic beverages with relatively low alcohol content (e.g., 3–7% alcohol by volume), including.

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Aldehyde dehydrogenase

Aldehyde dehydrogenases are a group of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of aldehydes.

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ALDH2

Aldehyde dehydrogenase, mitochondrial is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ALDH2 gene located on chromosome 12.

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Ambulance

An ambulance is a vehicle for transportation, from or between places of treatment, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient.

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Ammunition

Ammunition (informally ammo) is the material fired, scattered, dropped or detonated from any weapon.

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Anti-social behaviour

Anti-social behaviours are actions that harm or lack consideration for the well-being of others.

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Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation

Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation (also known as Grassy Narrows First Nation or the Asabiinyashkosiwagong Nitam-Anishinaabeg in the Anishinaabe language) is an Ojibway First Nation band government who inhabit northern Kenora in Ontario, Canada.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) founded in 1929 is Australia's national broadcaster, funded by the Australian Federal Government but specifically independent of Government and politics in the Commonwealth.

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Australian dollar

The Australian dollar (sign: $; code: AUD) is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including its external territories Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

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Australian Medical Association

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is the professional association for Australian doctors and medical students.

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Binge drinking

Binge drinking, or heavy episodic drinking, is a modern epithet for drinking alcoholic beverages with an intention of becoming intoxicated by heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time.

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Booze Britain

Booze Britain was a fly-on-the-wall documentary television series produced by Granada"'Tabloid television distorts city image'." Hull Daily Mail 15 July 2005: 4.

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Botellón

Botellón (Spanish for "big bottle") is a Spanish activity when people congregate in public areas to socialize while drinking alcohol.

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Daily Mirror

The Daily Mirror is a British national daily tabloid newspaper founded in 1903.

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Defence of the Realm Act 1914

The Defence of the Realm Act (DORA) was passed in the United Kingdom on 8 August 1914, four days after it entered World War I. It gave the government wide-ranging powers during the war period, such as the power to requisition buildings or land needed for the war effort, or to make regulations creating criminal offences.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark), officially the Kingdom of Denmark,Kongeriget Danmark,.

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Drinking game

Drinking games are games which involve the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

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Edward Fortyhands

Edward Fortyhands, sometimes known as Edward Ciderhands is a drinking game in which each player duct tapes a 40-ounce or 1.14 litre bottle of alcohol (usually malt liquor, but sometimes cider, scrumpy, or wine) to each of their hands and may not remove the tape until the drinks have been consumed.

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Emergency department

An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident & emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of patients who present without prior appointment; either by their own means or by that of an ambulance.

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England and Wales

England and Wales is a legal jurisdiction covering England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom.

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Europe-Asia Studies

Europe-Asia Studies is an academic peer-reviewed journal published 10 times a year by Routledge on behalf of the Institute of Central and East European Studies, University of Glasgow, and continuing (since vol. 45, 1993) the journal Soviet Studies (vols. 1-44, 1949–1992), which was renamed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Get Your Sexy Back

"Get Your Sexy Back" (GYSB) is a youth-led anti-binge drinking initiative that aims to promote responsible drinking behaviour, by raising the social currency of moderation.

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Government of Australia

The Government of the Commonwealth of Australia (also referred to as the Australian Government, the Commonwealth Government, or the Federal Government) is the government of the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

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Government of the United Kingdom

The Government of the United Kingdom, formally referred to as Her Majesty's Government, is the central government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Heineken Asia Pacific

Heineken Asia Pacific, formerly Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) is an Asian brewery company founded as Malayan Breweries Limited (MBL) in 1931, in a joint venture between Heineken International and Fraser and Neave, it was renamed Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) in 1989 and given its present name after merging with Heineken Asia Pacific in 2013.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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ITV Studios

ITV Studios is a television production company owned by the British television broadcaster ITV plc.

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Justice of the Peace Magazine

The Justice of the Peace (JP) now known as Criminal Law & Justice Weekly (CL&J) is the oldest legal weekly magazine in England and Wales.

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Kevin Rudd

Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957) is a former Australian politician who was the 26th Prime Minister of Australia, serving from December 2007 to June 2010 and again from June to September 2013.

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Last call (bar term)

In a bar, a last call (last orders) is an announcement made shortly before the bar closes for the night, informing patrons of their last chance to buy alcoholic beverages.

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Legal drinking age

The legal drinking age is the age at which a person can legally consume alcoholic beverages.

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Licensing Act 2003

The Licensing Act 2003 (c 17) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Long-term effects of alcohol consumption

The long-term effects of alcohol (also known formally as ethanol) consumption range from cardioprotective health benefits for low to moderate alcohol consumption in industrialized societies with higher rates of cardiovascular diseaseAssociation of alcohol consumption with selected cardiovascular disease outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Malta

Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta), is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Nightclub

A nightclub, music club or club, is an entertainment venue and bar that usually operates late into the night.

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Ontario Minamata disease

Ontario Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning.

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Paceville

Located west of St. Julian's, Malta, Paceville (Paċeville, sometimes abbreviated PV) is the name given to an informal district heavily populated with nightclubs, bars, stripclubs, pubs and restaurants, and is an important nightlife hub on the island.

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Peer pressure

Peer pressure (or social pressure) is the direct influence on people by peers, or the effect on an individual who gets encouraged to follow their peers by changing their attitudes, values or behaviors to conform to those of the influencing group or individual.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa),In recognized minority languages of Portugal: Portugal is the oldest state in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times.

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Prime Minister of Australia

The Prime Minister of Australia (sometimes informally abbreviated to PM) is the head of government of Australia.

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Pub

A pub, or public house, is an establishment licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, which traditionally include beer (such as ale) and cider.

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Ready to drink

Ready to drink (often known as RTD) packaged beverages are those sold in a prepared form, ready for consumption.

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Russian language

Russian (rússkiy yazýk) is an East Slavic language, which is official in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as being widely spoken throughout Eastern Europe, the Baltic states, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

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Social currency

Social currency refers to the actual and potential resources from presence in social networks and communities, including both digital and offline.

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Southern Europe

Southern Europe is the southern region of the European continent.

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Student

A student is a learner or someone who attends an educational institution.

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Television

Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in monochrome (black and white), or in colour, and in two or three dimensions and sound.

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The Age

The Age is a daily newspaper that has been published in Melbourne, Australia, since 1854.

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The Press

The Press is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Violence

Violence is defined by the World Health Organization as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation," although the group acknowledges that the inclusion of "the use of power" in its definition expands on the conventional understanding of the word.

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West North Central states

The West North Central states form one of the nine geographic subdivisions within the United States that are officially recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from grapes fermented without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, water, or other nutrients.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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Zapoy

Zapoy is a term used in Russia and other post-Soviet states to describe alcohol abuse behavior resulting in two or more days of continuous drunkenness.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology_of_binge_drinking

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