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How much alcohol is too much in a week?

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The U.S. Federal Goverment, Department of Health and Human Services has established the definition of heavy drinking for women and men. For women it is considered more than one drink per day. For men, more than two drinks per day is heavy drinking. Hence, more than seven drinks a week for a female and 14 drinks a week for male are considered inappropriate, unhealthy, and heavy drinking.

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