By the Numbers: 27 January 2025
25%
The percentage of adult Americans who binge drink weekly, according to a fact sheet from the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence -- Traumatic Brain Injury and Alcohol Misuse. This represents 1 in 6 U.S. adults.
- Heavy drinking increases the risk of sustaining a TBI
- TBI increases the odds of alcohol misuse and can lead to other health concerns
- At the time of head injury, 23–53% of individuals exhibit alcohol intoxication. In the military, heavy alcohol consumption is 1.7 to 3.5 times more likely in service members with a TBI.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08%–or 0.08 grams of alcohol per deciliter–or higher. For a typical adult, this pattern corresponds to consuming five or more drinks (male), or four or more drinks (female), in about two hours.
25%
The percentage of adult Americans who binge drink weekly, according to a fact sheet from the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence -- Traumatic Brain Injury and Alcohol Misuse. This represents 1 in 6 U.S. adults.
- Heavy drinking increases the risk of sustaining a TBI
- TBI increases the odds of alcohol misuse and can lead to other health concerns
- At the time of head injury, 23–53% of individuals exhibit alcohol intoxication. In the military, heavy alcohol consumption is 1.7 to 3.5 times more likely in service members with a TBI.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08%–or 0.08 grams of alcohol per deciliter–or higher. For a typical adult, this pattern corresponds to consuming five or more drinks (male), or four or more drinks (female), in about two hours.