Men are twice as likely to be binge drinkers than women.

"Avoiding that cost starts with awareness. Adults need to know, and show, that a drink or two is fine — five or six is not. They need to pass on that awareness to their children. The tragic problem with not knowing when to say 'when'… is that you may never get another chance," according to Katz.

Men are more than twice as likely to binge drink as women (21% compared with 10%). In addition, binge drinking is more common among whites (16%) than among blacks (10%).

While the report indicates that binge drinking is common, it is probably even more widespread than this report found.