Excessive alcohol use is responsible for about 95,000 deaths a year in the United States. Deaths from binge drinking account for 1 in 10 total deaths among working-age adults ages 20-64.
We think that only people with alcohol addiction are those outside of us who face serious health consequences. The reality is that the excessive use of alcohol on any occasion becomes a problem that affects your health, your family, and your daily tasks.
The NIAAA defines binge drinking as a drinking pattern that raises your blood concentration (BAC) to 0.08%, or 0.08 grams of alcohol per deciliter, or more. For a typical adult, this pattern corresponds to consuming five or more drinks (men), or four or more drinks (women), in about 2 hours.
In general, the disorder in the use of alcohol is based on a pathological pattern of behaviors related to consuming this substance. Today we will explain “loss of control”:
- Alcohol is often ingested in more significant amounts or for a more extended period than intended. This means to drink more than you thought you would. For example, you went out to share with your family, and the idea was “to have a couple of beers,” but you couldn’t control yourself, and you drank excessively.
- You have a persistent desire or have tried to stop drinking or control alcohol consumption and have not been able to.
- You spend a lot of time in activities related to alcohol, consuming it, or recovering from its effects.
- You have a strong desire or urge to consume alcohol. For example, if you have a habit of drinking beers on Saturday afternoons or after work when that time comes, you feel that strong desire to consume alcohol.
If you are losing control of your alcohol consumption, call us, we can help you.
The source is taken from https://www.cdc.gov and https://www.niaaa.nih.gov
Alvely Alcántara, LCSW
Rossy C. Garcia, MEd 
Katy Sims, MD 
Everardo Aviles, LCSW, LCAS (Eve)
As a medical anthropologist and social work researcher, Dr. Gulbas’ research embodies interdisciplinarity through the integration of applied theories of health and human development with qualitative and ethnographic methodologies. Her work seeks to understand how people—children, families, and providers—navigate complex sociocultural landscapes in the pursuit of mental health. Most of her work, to date, focuses attention on developing more robust interpretations of suicide risk. With funding from the National Institutes of Mental Health, this body of research has contributed to advancements in theoretical and empirical knowledge of the broader contexts within which youth suicide risk is situated. 
R. Gabriela Barajas-Gonzalez is a developmental psychologist and an assistant professor of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Dr. Barajas-Gonzalez is the principal investigator of a study that examines the impact of immigration-related threat and stress on school communities. She earned a PhD in developmental psychology from Columbia University and hold a BA in human biology from Stanford University. Dr. Barajas-Gonzalez is the daughter of Mexican immigrants and a first gen college student.
Dr. Parra-Cardona is an Associate Professor in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work (SHSSW) at the University of Texas at Austin. At the SHSSW, he serves as Coordinator for Mexico and Latin American initiatives. He also serves as Area Director for Research at the UT Austin Latino Research Institute. Dr. Parra-Cardona’s program of research is focused on the cultural adaptation of evidence-based parenting interventions for low-income Latinx populations in the US and Latin America.
Bianka Reese, PhD, MSPH is a research scientist and program evaluator specializing in adolescent and young adult sexual and reproductive health. Her previous research in the experiences of Latinx LGBTQ+ youth stems from her work as the Research and Evaluation Manager at SHIFT NC (Sexual Initiatives For Teens), where she led largescale evaluations of multilevel, community-based sexual health promotion initiatives and research projects aimed at elevating the voices of diverse youth in North Carolina. Dr. Reese is currently the Senior Research Strategist at Creative Research Solutions, LLC, an award-winning national evaluation, research, and assessment firm.
Tania Connaughton-Espino, MPH is an independent researcher focused on adolescent and young adult sexual and reproductive health. Her interest in the experiences of Latinx LGBTQ+ youth stems from her previous work with SHIFT NC (Sexual Initiatives For Teens), where she led the training and evaluation department, conducted capacity-building workshops for youth serving professionals including on the topic of how to be more affirming of LGBTQ youth, and from her extensive experience working with the Latinx population in NC.
Maru Gonzalez, EdD is an Assistant Professor and Youth Development Specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at North Carolina State University. Her areas of inquiry include youth development with a focus on activism, social justice, and the experiences of LGBTQ+ young people across familial, school, and community contexts. 
Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, PhD
Hector Y. Adames, PsyD