Sentences with phrase «frequent binge drinkers»

According to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report, the most frequent binge drinkers are adults older than 65 years (CDC, 2012) and middle - aged and older adults have relatively high rates of at - risk and problem drinking (Blazer & Wu, 2009).

Binge drinking (i.e. consuming five or more alcoholic beverages in less than two hours), is quite prevalent: previous studies in Canada and the U.S. have shown that about four in ten young adults aged 18 to 24 are frequent binge drinkers.