Female Binge Drinking




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Before we talk about the dangers of female binge drinking, we should first answer, what is binge drinking? Binge drinking is defined as a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration to 0.08 grams percent or above. For a typical adult this pattern correpsonds to men consuming five or more drinks and women, four or more drinks, in about two hours.(The Site.org)

This web site will explore how many women are drinking, dangers and risks of drinking, the reason why alcohol and acetaminophen is harmful, and answer why women drink.

How many women are drinking? A major nationwide survey has confirmed that women are drinking more often and more heavily than ever before.

The General Household Survey, carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), found that the number of women who 'binge' drink has increased by a quarter since 1998.

One in three of those aged between 16 and 24 said they had consumed more than 14 units of alcohol - the weekly-recommended level for women - during the previous seven days.(BBC News, 2001)

What is a unit of alcohol?
It is equivilant to 8-10 grammes of pure alcohol, approx. 0.5 ounces (oz). Units are measured on the alcohol content of a drink shown on the label as % of volume.

How many units have you drank this week?

ONE UNIT OF ALCOHOL=

  • 1 shot
  • 1 small glass of sherry or fortified wine
  • 1 glass of table wine
  • 1/2 pint of beer, cider or lager
  • 11/2 pints of low alcohol lager/beer (0.5%-1.2%)
    (Women and Alcohol, 1992)

    Young women now consume an average of 12.6 units of alcohol a week, equivalent to about a litre of wine. This compares with older women who drink 7.1 units a week. In comparison, men appear to be drinking the same amount of alcohol as they did in 1998 with average intake rising from 17.1 units to 17.4 units. (BBC News, 2001)

    Ethanol Dose oz per hour:
  • 1-4: units per hour can cause: decreased judgment, fine motor coordination, reaction time, happy, talkative, boastful.
  • 4-12: decreases motor coordination, decreased reflexes, staggering gait, slurred speech, nausea, vomiting.
  • 12-16: voluntary responses to stimulation,hypothermia, hyperthermia, anesthesia.
  • 16-24: impaired sensation, movement, self-protective reflexes, comatose
  • 24-30: impaired breathing, altered heart function, dead.





    Bryanna Furlong
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