Katie only drinks on the weekend, and she typically consumes 4-5 mixed drinks during the first two hours, when she is out with her friends. This drinking pattern is called

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Katie's drinking pattern of consuming 4-5 mixed drinks in the first two hours of socializing on the weekends is indicative of binge drinking. Binge drinking is defined by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism as a pattern of drinking that brings a person's blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 g/dL or above. This usually happens when men consume 5 or more drinks, and women consume 4 or more drinks, in about 2 hours.

Katie Only Drinks on the Weekend, and She Typically Consumes