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...defines binge drinking as “a risky pattern of alcohol use” in which men consume five or more drinks in a row and women consume four or more...
Additionally, 33 percent of college students binge drink in states that have strict alcohol laws, while 48 percent binge drink in states where these laws are not well established...
...assessing the severity of alcohol policy restrictions, the study looked at seven laws that states could impose—including keg registration requirements, restrictions on open alcohol containers in public, and a legal .08 blood alcohol concentration limit...
...study’s conclusion suggests “state-level alcohol control policies may help reduce binge drinking among college students and in the general population...
...overall study is bringing attention to this particular issue of alcohol being the third leading cause of death and disability in the US,” said Toben F. Nelson, who did the analysis in the study and was its lead author...