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Binge Drinking. Backgrounds. Binge drinking accounts for more than half of the estimated 80,000 average annual deaths and three quarters of $223.5 billion in economic costs resulting from excessive alcohol consumption in the United States . An also causes a lot of health problems.
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Backgrounds • Binge drinking accounts for more than half of the estimated 80,000 average annual deaths and three quarters of $223.5 billion in economic costs resulting from excessive alcohol consumption in the United States. An also causes a lot of health problems.
3 Health problems an issues with binge drinking • Cirrhosis, Heart attack an stroke, impaired brain function.
Cirrhosis • Alcohol is a very common cause of cirrhosis. The development of cirrhosis depends upon the amount and regularity of alcohol intake. Chronic, high levels of alcohol consumption injure liver cells. Thirty percent of individuals who drink daily at least eight to sixteen ounces of hard liquor or the equivalent for fifteen or more years will develop cirrhosis.
Heart attack • A heart attack occurs when blood flow to a part of your heart is blocked for a long enough time that part of the heart muscle is damaged or dies.
Heart attacks an issues • Research has found that people who have had heart attacks and continue to binge drink are twice as likely to die of a serious health condition, such as another heart attack or stroke, compared with people who moderate their drinking after having a heart attack.
Stroke • A stroke happens when blood flow to a part of the brain stops. A stroke is sometimes called a "brain attack." • If blood flow is stopped for longer than a few seconds, the brain cannot get blood and oxygen. Brain cells can die, causing permanent damage.
Stroke issues • Age. People 60 years and older face increased risk of stroke, with instances peaking between the ages of 80-84. Hypertension. For each 10mm Hg increase in systolic blood pressure, or 5mm Hg increase in diastolic blood pressure, the risk of stroke increases by a risk factor of 2.3. Some research suggests that approximately 50 percent of all strokes can be eliminated with the control of hypertension.
Impaired brain function • People who binge drink could be risking serious damage to their brains now and increasing memory loss later in adulthood, according to new research. Adolescents may be even more likely to have brain damage from excessive drinking than older drinkers.
Impaired brain functions issues • Studies suggest that these individuals tend to progress to probable Alzheimer’s disease at a rate of approximately 10% to 15% per year. There is no proven treatment or therapy for mild cognitive impairment.
