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About Us
Binge Drinking Increasing Among Young Women
While binge drinking may be easily associated with male college students, the reality is that this gender does not have dominance in this dangerous activity. According to a recent news story on Chron.com, girls are trying to keep up with these boys and are suffering the consequences.
A recent study that has followed this phenomenon for several decades found that binge drinking has actually decreased significantly or stayed stagnant across a variety of demographics. The only one that is bucking this trend is women.
The study was conducted by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and examined nationwide data on more than 500,000 subjects. This data was gathered between 1979 and 2006 by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
The most recent statistics evaluated in this study show that more than 50 percent of 21- to 23-year-old males indicated that they binge drink. This level has remained consistent for the most part since 1979. Surprisingly, in the 2006 finding, nearly 39 percent of women in the same age range reported that they binge drink. This number represents a 30 percent increase since 1979.
According to Richard Grucza, the author of the study, the overall decline in binge drinking can be attributed to a number of factors, including the rise in the legal drinking age, zero tolerance drunk-driving laws and societal changes that have emerged over the past thirty years.
Scott Walters, associate professor at The University of Texas School of Public Health, noted that the increase in female binge drinking is a result of the closing of the gender gap. He highlighted that young women have become more like young men in that they are engaging in a variety of risky behaviors, much more so than in generations past.
While this news could fare well for alcoholic beverage companies, the fact of the matter is that young women are increasing the risk to their health and wellbeing by engaging in activities such as binge drinking. And, attempts to try and keep up with individuals who are biologically bigger and stronger could spell disaster for these young girls before they are old enough and mature enough to understand the threat.