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Excessive alcohol use

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Excessive alcohol use includes several drinking patterns:

(1) Binge drinking: Consuming 4 or more drinks for women, or 5 or more drinks for men, on a single occasion
Herrero-Montes et al. 2022 PeerJ. 10: e13368

(2) Heavy drinking: Consuming 8 or more drinks per week for women, or 15 or more drinks per week for men

(3) Any alcohol use by pregnant women or individuals under 21 years old
Esser et al. 2020 MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 69(30): 981-987