Binge drinking is to blame for 20% of the deaths of American adults between the ages of 20 and 49 over a recent four-year period, a new study found.
. When the age bracket is extended to 20-64, consuming excessive alcohol is tied to one in eight deaths.
Excessive alcohol use is a leading preventable cause of premature death that can beget ailments such as heart disease, cancer, unintentional injury and liver disease.Getty Images/RooM RF — classified as four or more drinks in one sitting for a woman and five or more drinks for a man — with a quarter of them binge drinking at least weekly.
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