WASHINGTON, D.C. – Illinois is one of the highest binge drinking states in the U.S.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Illinois ranks seventh with a binge drinking rate of nearly 20-percent.
The study examined the age-adjusted binge drinking rates across all 50 states, ranking them based on the most recent available data and calculating the average annual change in binge drinking rates over time.
On average, the direct and indirect costs of excessive drinking add up to about $807 per person in the United States. Every alcoholic drink consumed creates an extra $2.05 in economic costs to address alcohol-related impacts. The median cost to states (including Washington DC) was $3.5 billion in 2010.
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