Epedemic Intro: Kierra Stearns

According to the American Association of Pediatrics "Binge drinking is the most common pattern of alcohol consumption among high school youth who drink alcohol and is strongly associated with a wide range of other health risk behaviors"( Smith, Naimi, et al 1 ). Binge drinking can be defined as drinking five or more drinks during one occasion ( Smith, Naimi, et al 1 ). Binge drinking is absurd because it lowers your quality of health. Most teens and young college students don't even know that five or more drinks is considered binge drinking because it's so common in today's society, overall binge drinking is a maximizing epidemic.