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Drinking excessively can hurt your health. Excessive alcohol consumption caused roughly 88,000 deaths for around 2.5 million years of future life lost annually in the United States from 2006-- 2010, reducing the lives of those who passed away by an average of three decade. Further, excessive drinking was accountable for 1 in 10 deaths amongst working-age women and men aged 20-64 years. The economic expenses of extreme alcohol consumption in 2006 were approximated at $223.5 billion, or $1.90 a drink.

What is a "drink"?

In the United States, a standard drink includes 0.6 ounces (14.0 grams or 1.2 tablespoons) of pure alcohol. Typically, this amount of pure alcohol is found in.

12-ounces of beer (5 % alcohol material).

8-ounces of malt alcohol (7 % alcohol content).

5-ounces of wine (12 % alcohol material).

1.5-ounces of 80-proof (40 % alcohol content) distilled spirits or alcohol (e.g., gin, rum, vodka, scotch).4.



What is excessive drinking?

Excessive drinking includes binge drinking, heavy drinking, and any drinking by pregnant women or people below age 21.

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