Binge drinking can affect quality of life in terms of general health. After adjustment for age, frequent binge drinkers (≥5 drinks on one occasion > 3 times in last 30 days) compared with infrequent binge drinkers (≥5 drinks on one occasion < 3 times in the last 30 days) were more likely than nonbinge drinkers to report fair or poor health and experience more sick days. These findings appear to reflect the generally negative consequences of alcohol abuse but at an earlier stage in poor health development (Okoro et al., 2004).
