Binge drinking - amount for men and women.

Binge drinking - amount for men and women.

• A. Men 3 or more in 2 hours; Women 3 or more in 2 hours
• B. Men 6 or more in 2 hours; Women 5 or more in 2 hours
• C. Men 5 or more in 2 hours; Women 4 or more in 2 hours
• D. Men 7 or more in 2 hours; Women 6 or more in 2 hours

Answer: (C)

Binge drinking is defined by the amount of alcohol consumed in a short period, with different thresholds for men and women because of physiological differences. A standard drink is about 14 grams of pure alcohol (roughly 12 oz of beer, 5 oz of wine, or 1.5 oz of 80-proof distilled spirits). The commonly used definition is five or more drinks for men or four or more drinks for women within about two hours. This two-hour window reflects the rapid rise in blood alcohol concentration linked to harm. So the correct statement matches five or more for men and four or more for women in two hours. The other options set thresholds that are either too low or too high relative to the standard definition.

Binge drinking is defined by the amount of alcohol consumed in a short period, with different thresholds for men and women because of physiological differences. A standard drink is about 14 grams of pure alcohol (roughly 12 oz of beer, 5 oz of wine, or 1.5 oz of 80-proof distilled spirits). The commonly used definition is five or more drinks for men or four or more drinks for women within about two hours. This two-hour window reflects the rapid rise in blood alcohol concentration linked to harm.

So the correct statement matches five or more for men and four or more for women in two hours. The other options set thresholds that are either too low or too high relative to the standard definition.