Public Health Moment

Binge drinking, the act of drinking five or more alcoholic drinks in a row, has declined since the 1980s among our nation’s youth, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

That’s encouraging, says Rhonda Jones-Webb, an epidemiology professor at the University of Minnesota. Still, she says, alcohol use remains widespread.

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