Binge Drinking: is a widely used term but with no clear meaning. It differs in its medical and social use - from alcohol consumption to the point of drunkenness, the rapid consumption of five or more beverages, or their consumption in one occasion.
Concerning the reckless consumption of alcohol, it may be useful to describe harmful types of consumption such as “drinking leading to intoxication” or “drinking with a view to intoxication” as well as the number of drinks one consumes at a certain time and under certain conditions.
The World Health Organization defines binge drinking as drinking six or more standard drinks in one instance.
Whatever the definition, drinking to the point of intoxication and repeatedly subjecting the brain to withdrawal symptoms from the presence of high doses of alcohol can harm brain cells even more than the ongoing consumption of alcohol.