Binge drinking is associated with reduced quality of life in young students: A pan-European study

Binge drinking (BD), an excessive but episodic alcohol consumption pattern, is characterized by intense alcohol intoxication over a short period of time (Naimi et al., 2003). This harmful consumption pattern has recently become highly prevalent among college students (Hingson et al., 2009; Miller et al., 2004) and constitutes a major public health concern (Kuntsche et al., 2004; Naimi et al., 2003). Indeed, BD is related to mental and physical health problems, including risky behaviors but also long-term cognitive and brain consequences (Hermens et al., 2013; Kuntsche et al., 2017).

Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - October 9, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Val érie Dormal, Vincent Bremhorst, Séverine Lannoy, Vincent Lorant, Amandine Luquiens, Pierre Maurage Tags: Full length article Source Type: research