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By DAVID MUIR and GITIKA AHUJA
Abc News

Binge drinking does not occur just among teenagers or college students. A recent study indicated that drinking large amounts of alcohol is now more prevalent among middle-aged adults than previously thought.

Twenty-three percent of men and 9 percent of women between 50 and 64 years old reported drinking at least five alcoholic beverages in the same day, in the previous month, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

“This is not a teenage problem. This is not a college-level problem. This is a problem that is existing in today’s boomer population,” said Carol Colleran, author of “Aging and Addiction: Helping Older Adults Overcome Alcohol and Medication Dependence.”

The study defines binge drinking as someone having five or more drinks during the same occasion within the past 30 days.Read more…