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Last updated on Wednesday, August 22, 2018
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A new survey analyzed by researchers at IUPUI shows binge drinking among young adults ages 18 to 25 in 10 Indiana counties increased after they turned 21, rather than tapering off, as had been the case in the past.
Those findings mirror national statistics showing that increased binge drinking among young adults now extends beyond the peak that was associated with the legal drinking age.
The findings are troubling.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says binge drinking is the most common, costly and deadly pattern of excessive alcohol use in the United States.
The Indiana Partnerships for Success Young Adult Survey was administered to more than 1,100 young adults in Cass, Clark, Floyd, Knox, Lake, Madison, Marion, Porter, Scott and Vanderburgh counties.
Those counties were surveyed because the state has identified them as having a high risk of either underage drinking or prescription drug misuse among young adults.
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