America is one of the most sleep-deprived countries in the world. According to a recent survey from the Phillips Center for Health and Well-Being, 37% of Americans feel that they do not get enough sleep. Lack of sleep can interfere with people’s lives and undermine people’s physical and mental health in numerous ways.

When people are sleep deprived they are more likely to have car accidents, get sick, suffer from high blood pressure, depression, anxiety and other ailments. Sleep deprivation also is linked to poor job performance, since people’s memory and mental sharpness is impaired when they don’t get enough shut-eye.

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According to a Gallup survey, 67% of Americans drink alcohol. Beer is the most popular drink, with 41% of Americans saying that they drink beer most often. Alcohol is part of the social fabric, with people enjoying drinks with friends after work, while watching sports, and while celebrating happy occasions.

But how much drinking is “too much?” According to recent research from the CDC, although most Americans drink responsibly, there are troubling signs that more Americans are binge drinking. And there are many ways that binge drinking can harm your health and affect the health of people around you.
What is binge drinking? 

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