TY - JOUR T1 - Nation in Brief JF - The Nation's Health JO - Nations Health SP - 8 LP - 8 VL - 42 IS - 2 AU - Donya Currie Y1 - 2012/03/01 UR - http://www.thenationshealth.org/content/42/2/8.abstract N2 - Binge drinking is a more severe problem in the United States than previously believed, accounting for more than half the estimated 80,000 average annual deaths and three quarters of the $223.5 billion in economic costs resulting from excessive alcohol consumption. ER -