Binge eating or heavy drinking is a modern description of consuming alcoholic beverages with the primary intention of becoming intoxicated from excessive alcohol consumption in a short period of time. It is a type of focused drinking style that is popular in several countries around the world and overlaps somewhat with social drinking as it is often done in groups. The degree of intoxication, however, varies between and within the various cultures that practice this practice. An alcohol binge can occur over hours, last up to several days, or, in cases of prolonged abuse, even weeks. Due to the long-term effects of alcohol abuse, binge eating is considered a major public health problem. The more often a child or adolescent drinks bingely and the younger he or she is, the more likely he or she is to develop an alcohol use disorder called alcoholism. There is currently no worldwide consensus on how many drinks constitute a binge, but in the United States the term is often understood to mean consuming five or more standard drinks for males, or four or more drinks for females, in an opportunity. One definition states that 5 drinks for men and 4 drinks for women must be consumed on one occasion at least once in a two-week period for it to be classified as binge drinking. In the UK, binge eating is defined as drinking more than double the daily limit, i.e. drinking eight units or more for men or six units or more for women. Less common definitions are based on blood alcohol concentration, for example, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines the term binge eating as a pattern of drinking that brings a person's blood alcohol concentration to 0.08 % or higher. Heavy drinking or rapid drinking in a short period of time... half of a document... full content on the risks of binge drinking and a risk assessment are useful during intervention with young binge drinkers and a referral in case of an alcohol use disorder for specialized help. In conclusion, binge eating is a serious health problem that needs to be addressed. This affects so many people throughout the year and most people don't realize that they drink to excess half the time. I think this especially affects younger kids, between 17 and 20, who go out and drink themselves unconscious. Young adults today are not really informed about it and could prevent harm to themselves and others if someone told them about what is going on. If people knew more about this topic and the effects on their health, I believe the numbers would drop more and people would seek more help for their alcohol addiction