One of the most common causes of death from drinking alcohol is alcohol poisoning. Binge drinking can be defined as drinking more than five standard drinks (four drinks for women) over two hours. (A standard drink is usually thought as one beer, one shot of hard liquor, or one glass of wine)
Young adults who drink a lot a few times a year are just as likely to cause problems in their lives than those who drink everyday. Binge drinking especially puts people at risk to cause car accidents, sexual assaults, and other destructive behaviors. Teens who binge drink are also more likely to develop tolerance to
alcohol (that is, they will need to drink more drinks to get the same effect).
Binge drinking also puts people at risk to develop alcohol poisoning. Many teens feel that alcohol is safe because it is legal and widely available. The truth is that over 100,000 people a year die from alcohol-related deaths. If people drink too much alcohol over one period they can die from it. The usual cause of death is brain damage to the parts of the brain that control breathing. Ask yourself: Is that how you want to end a fun night out?