Editing Alcohol abuse (section)

== Definitions ==
{{Main|Binge drinking}}
Risky drinking (also called hazardous drinking) is defined by drinking above the recommended limits:
* greater than 14 [[standard drink]]s units per week or greater than 4 standard drinks on a single occasion in men<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Drinking Levels Defined {{!}} National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) |url=https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/moderate-binge-drinking |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=niaaa.nih.gov}}</ref>
* greater than 7 [[standard drink]]s units per week or greater than 3 standard drinks on a single occasion in women<ref name=":1" />
* any drinking in pregnant women or persons < 21 years old<ref name=":1" />

Binge drinking is a pattern of alcohol consumption that brings blood alcohol concentration ≥ 0.08%, usually corresponding to:
* ≥ 5 standard drinks on a single occasion in men<ref name=":1" />
* ≥ 4 standard drinks on a single occasion in women<ref name=":1" />

In the [[DSM-IV]], alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence were defined as distinct disorders from 1994 to 2013. The DSM-5 combined those two disorders into [[Alcohol Use Disorder|alcohol use disorder]] with mild, moderate, and severe sub-classifications of severity. The term "[[alcoholism]]" is no longer a diagnosis in medical care.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alcohol Use Disorder: A Comparison Between DSM–IV and DSM–5  |url=https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/alcohol-use-disorder-comparison-between-dsm |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=niaaa.nih.gov}}</ref>

Alcohol misuse is a term used by [[United States Preventive Services Task Force]] to describe a spectrum of drinking behaviors that encompass risky drinking, alcohol abuse, and alcohol dependence (similar meaning to alcohol use disorder but not a term used in DSM).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Recommendation: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions {{!}} United States Preventive Services Taskforce |url=https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-and-adults-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org}}</ref>