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  • Legal drinking limits in the United States are typically defined by state law; at times these limits may vary based on individual characteristics such as an individual's age.
  • Excessive alcohol consumption is more common among women who have never married, are living unmarried with a partner, or are divorced or separated.
  • The primary reason that women metabolize alcohol more slowly than men because there is a smaller amount of the alcohol metabolizing enzyme dehydrogenase in the stomach in women. Because less of this enzyme is present, more alcohol passes through the stomach to the duodenum, which is the main alcohol-absorbing portion of the gut.
  • When a person drinks an excessive amount of alcohol in a very short period of time, it is often referred to as binge drinking; this type of drinking scenario is a common cause of alcohol poisoning.

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