According to the CDC, alcohol consumption is the number one cause of preventable death and binge drinking accounts for 40% of those deaths.Everyday use of alcohol can lead to a multitude of health problems, it can affect many parts of your life.Excessive alcohol use is described as eight or more drinks if you are a woman or fifteen or more drinks per week if you are a man, while binge drinking is four or more drinks on one occasion for a woman and five or more drinks on one occasion for a man.