binge drinking
Consuming too much
Binge drinking is consuming large quantities of alcohol in a short period, typically with the intent to get drunk.
Health organizations define it as five or more drinks for men, four for women, within about two hours.
The term often appears in discussions of college culture and public health: Binge drinking on campus has prompted new university policies.
- hangoverPost-drinking illness
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
- blackoutComplete power loss
- brown outTemporary reduction in electricity
- alcoholismAddiction to drinking
drunkenness · pregaming · power hour · impaired judgment · shot · memory loss · fifth · excess · bar · liquor store · handles · AA · delirium tremens · keg stand · wasted · tailgate · frat · frat party
- overdoingoverdoing, overindulging, overkill, excess, overreacting
- Alcohol Awarenessalcohol education, alcohol abuse, alcoholism, drunk driving, DUI
- bad habitssmoking, lying, swearing, gossiping, overeating
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- indulgencesindulgence, indulgences, chocolate cake, overindulgence, massage
- substance abuseaddiction, abuse, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, substance use
binge drinkingmoderate drinking
Limited alcohol intake
social drinking · sipping · responsible drinking · nursing a drink
binge drinkingsobriety
Unimpaired mental state
abstinence · teetotalism · temperance · moderation · self-control
drink, drinking, binge, drinks, drinker, binged, binges, bingeing, bingeable