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Drinking\n\n\n<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  About 18% of Delaware residents age 18 and older are &#8220;binge&#8221; drinkers. They have five or more drinks on one occasion, one or\n\n\n  more times a month.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Dietary guidelines recommend that adults who drink alcohol should drink in moderation (no more than two drinks a day), and only when\n\n\n  drinking doesn&#8217;t put them \u2013 or anyone else \u2013 at risk. Excessive drinking can contribute to unintentional and intentional\n\n\n  injuries, weight gain, heart disease, some types of cancers, cirrhosis of the liver, and other health problems.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Binge drinking, or &#8220;acute drinking episodes,&#8221; are significantly more common among men \u2013 especially men in the 18 to 24\n\n\n  age group.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n  <strong>Prevalence of Binge Drinking<br>\n\n\n  By Age and Gender<\/strong><br>\n\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image: Bar graph comparing adult binge drinking (18%) to adult men (42%) and youngadult men (55%). Complete information is in text below.\" class=\"img-thumbnail img-responsive\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/bingecht.gif\"><br>\n\n\n  Source: Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health<br>\n\n\n  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2002.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n  <li>While 18% of all adults are acute or &#8220;binge&#8221; drinkers, the prevalence is <strong>42%<\/strong> among young adults age 18-24.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>All males are more likely to binge drink than females. Among adult males in Delaware, the prevalence is <strong>28%<\/strong>,\n\n\n  compared with 10% of adult women.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Men in the 18-24 age group have the highest prevalence for binge drinking \u2013 <strong>55%<\/strong>.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>30% of the women in the 18-24 age group say they are binge drinkers, lower than the young adult males but still significantly higher\n\n\n  than older women.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2>\n\n\n  Chronic Heavy Drinking\n\n\n<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Chronic or long-term heavy drinking is defined by the BRFSS as more than 60 drinks a month for men, or more than 30 drinks a month for\n\n\n  women.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n  <li>10.3% of adult Delaware men report drinking more than 2 drinks a day, classified in the BRFSS as &#8220;heavy drinking.&#8221;\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>21.2% of men in the 18-24 age group are heavy drinkers by this definition.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>11% of white males are heavy drinkers, compared to 8% of African American men.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>5.8% of adult women are classified as heavy drinkers.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>13.7% of women in the 18-24 age group are heavy drinkers.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>6.5% of white females are heavy drinkers, compared to 4% of African American women.\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<table class=\"table table-condensed table-hover\">\n\n\n  <caption class=\"b\">\n\n\n    Adult Drinking By County\n\n\n  <\/caption>\n\n\n  <tbody><tr class=\"info\">\n\n\n    <th scope=\"col\">\n\n\n      Risk Factor\n\n\n    <\/th>\n\n\n    <th scope=\"col\">\n\n\n      State\n\n\n    <\/th>\n\n\n    <th scope=\"col\">\n\n\n      Kent\n\n\n    <\/th>\n\n\n    <th scope=\"col\">\n\n\n      New Castle\n\n\n    <\/th>\n\n\n    <th scope=\"col\">\n\n\n      Sussex\n\n\n    <\/th>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n  <tr>\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      <strong>Binge Drinking<\/strong>\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n      18.3%\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n      14.3%\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n      20.7%\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n      13.9%\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n  <tr class=\"info\">\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      <strong>Chronic Heavy Drinking: Women<\/strong>\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n      7.9%\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n      5.5%\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n      8.6%\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n      7.6%\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n  <tr>\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      <strong>Chronic Heavy Drinking: Men<\/strong>\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n      10.3%\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n      6.5%\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n      11.5%\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n      9.3%\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n  <tr class=\"info\">\n\n\n    <td>\n\n\n      <strong>Drinking and Driving<\/strong>\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n      2.4%\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n      1.7%\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n      2.4%\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n    <td class=\"text-center\">\n\n\n      3%\n\n\n    <\/td>\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Source: Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2002.\n\n\n<\/p>  <!--[END]-->\n\n  \n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div><!-- \/container -->\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen Alcohol Abuse Among Delaware Adults in 2002 Public Health Menu Home About About DPH Sections &#038; 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