title: Binge drinking and the American college student: what's five drinks?
abstract: The use of the term binge drinking and the 5/4 measure have helped to advance the understanding of college alcohol use over the past 10 years. The present article discusses the importance, relevance, and utility of this measure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Social Behavior, Henry Wechsler and Toben F. Nelson Harvard School of Public Health Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. hwechsle@hsph.harvard.edu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wechsler
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000523:psychology; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D012306:Risk; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities