Excessive alcohol use can harm your health. It includes binge drinking, defined as consuming 5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women on an occasion, heavy drinking, defined as 15 or more drinks for men or 8 or more drinks for women per week, and any alcohol use by pregnant women or people younger than 21.Fact Sheet
Excessive Drinking: CDC Fact Sheet on Maryland
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2026). Addressing excessive alcohol use: State fact sheets — Maryland. Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, GA.