CDC Address: http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/index.htm
Alcohol use is very common in our society. Drinking alcohol has immediate effects that can increase the risk of many harmful health conditions. Excessive alcohol use, either in the form of heavy drinking (drinking more than two drinks per day on average for men or more than one drink per day on average for women), or binge drinking (drinking more than 4 drinks during a single occasion for men or more than 3 drinks during a single occasion for women), can lead to increased risk of health. In 2001, 75,000 death were attributed to alcohol.

Included are FAQs which define binge drinking, heavy drinking, alcohol abuse, drinking levels, problem drinking, alcohol and pregnancy, and more.

"Cheap beer and STDs", Cheap beer prices may a have direct effect on increases in sexually transmitted disease (STD) among young people, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Every time beer taxes go up or the legal drinking age is raised, gonorrhea rates usually dropped among young people, according to Alcohol Policy and Sexually Transmitted Disease Rates --United States, 1981--1995 published April 28, 2000 by the CDC.
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Impaired driving facts
Address: http://www.cdc.gov/Motorvehiclesafety/index.html

updated 07/27/10