alcohol in one sitting for both sexes.

Researchers also classify particularly severe binge drinking, called high-intensity drinking, as consuming at least 8 to 12 drinks in a day. Although most people do not drink or do not exceed moderate levels of alcohol consumption, about half of binge drinkers engage in high-intensity drinking at least some times. High-intensity drinking is associated with unhealthful behaviors such as front-loading (trying to get drunk as fast as possible) and with harmful outcomes such as impaired driving