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Binge drinking among underage girls in the United States is growing faster than among boys, says a study on underage drinking released Monday by Georgetown University's Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY). Binge drinking is defined as having at least five drinks on a single occasion.
The study said that three U.S. surveys all found that girls are binge drinking more and boys are binging less or increasing their binging at a slower rate than girls. The study also found that Grade 12 girls who drink or are binge drinkers are more likely to drink distilled spirits than beer.
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Every day in the U.S., 5,400 young people under age 16 take their first drink of alcohol, said the study, which also noted that long-term studies show a direct link between alcohol advertising and youth drinking. The more alcohol ads young people see and hear, they more likely they are to drink.
Every day in the U.S., three teens die from drinking and driving, and at least six more die from other alcohol-related causes, such as murder, suicide and drowning. Heavy drinking during adolescence may hamper brain development.
Young people are more likely to drink alcohol than to smoke tobacco or use illegal drugs. A recent national survey found that more than seven million underage youth reported binge drinking at least once in the previous 30 days.
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