{"id":3674,"date":"2015-01-26T15:58:48","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T22:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scramsystems.com\/blog\/?p=3674"},"modified":"2016-02-18T05:59:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T05:59:07","slug":"study-binge-drinking-affects-young-adults-immune-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/study-binge-drinking-affects-young-adults-immune-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Binge Drinking Affects Young Adults&#8217; Immune&#160;Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Think the worst thing you\u2019ll get from a night of hard drinking is a hangover? Think&#160;again.<\/p>\n<p>New research published in the scientific journal <em>Alcohol&#160;<\/em>indicates that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biosciencetechnology.com\/news\/2014\/12\/binge-drinking-disrupts-immune-system-young-adults\" target=\"_blank\">binge drinking negatively impacts the immune system<\/a> of young adults for hours after the last sip. Researchers determined that while the body\u2019s immune system ramps up when people are most intoxicated, two to five hours later the immune system is less active than when a person is&#160;sober.<\/p>\n<p>The findings show\u00a0a double <a href=\"http:\/\/scramsystems.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/12-of-2012-cdc-report-on-binge-drinking-relationship-to-impaired-driving\/#.VMbB96Pn-Uk\" target=\"_blank\">health impact of binge drinking<\/a>, which makes individuals more prone to serious accidents and traumatic injuries while also hindering the body\u2019s ability to recover from those injuries. The research supports other published studies linking intoxication to issues like delays in healing, increased blood loss, and susceptibility to infections. The age of the research subjects is also significant as many young adults believe they are less likely to experience health risks from\u00a0excessive drinking\u00a0compared to\u00a0older&#160;individuals.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/alcohol\/fact-sheets\/binge-drinking.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/a>, binge drinking involves consuming four or more alcohol beverages in a two hour period, usually resulting in a BAC higher than the legal driving limit of 0.08. The CDC estimates that binge drinking accounts for more than half the alcohol consumed by adults in the U.S., and one in six young adults partake in binge drinking four times a month on&#160;average.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers hope their findings will provide more support for efforts to curb binge drinking. Do you think the results of this study could help\u00a0reduce\u00a0excessive\u00a0drinking\u00a0among young&#160;adults?<\/p>\n<a href=https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/clients\/client-voices\/?utm_source=sobering%20up&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=client%20voices\" target=\"blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/client-voices.jpg\"><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think the worst thing you\u2019ll get from a night of hard drinking is a hangover? Think&#160;again. New research published in the scientific journal Alcohol&#160;indicates that binge drinking negatively impacts the immune system of young adults for hours after the last sip. 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