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Drinking too much can hurt your health. Excessive alcohol use led to around 88,000 deaths for around 2.5 million years of future life lost each year in the United States from 2006-- 2010, shortening the lives of those who perished by about three decade. Further, extreme drinking was accountable for 1 in 10 deaths amongst working-age adults 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 conventional beverage includes 0.6 ounces (14.0 grams or 1.2 tablespoons) of pure alcohol. Typically, this quantity of pure alcohol is discovered in.

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

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

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

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

What is extreme drinking?

Extreme drinking includes binge drinking, heavy drinking, and any drinking by pregnant ladies or individuals younger than age 21.

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