In Portugal, in 2022, mild intoxication was the most prevalent type of immoderate alcohol consumption among young people aged 18 years old, having affected 65 percent of them. Severe intoxication was the least prevalent consumption pattern, having occurred to 37 percent of men and 35 percent of women. It was binge drinking that displayed the highest difference between genders, as 56 percent of men had had this alcohol-related behavior, in comparison with almost 52 percent of women.
Immoderate alcohol consumption in Portugal in 2022, by type and gender
Survey among participants of the National Defense Day
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The report provides descriptions to the three types of immoderate alcohol intake.
Binge drinking is the intake of five or more alcoholic beverages by women, or six or more by men, in the same occasion.
Mild intoxication is the state of being mildly sedated due to alcohol intake.
Severe intoxication is the state of being drunk (staggering, having difficulty speaking, vomiting, and/or not remembering events at a later moment).
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