The latest report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control indicates bad news for binge drinkers.

According to USA Today, the CDC estimates that over 2,200 people aged 15 and up died due to alcohol poisoning in 2010, 2011 and 2012 each. Of those who succumbed to alcohol poisoning, more than 75 percent of those deaths were males, and more than 75 percent fell between the ages of 35 and 64. Only five percent of these deaths occurred in the age range of 15-24, when most are either in high school or college.

So what causes alcohol poisoning and related deaths? The explanation is simple.

"Alcohol poisoning is caused by consuming a very large amount of alcohol in a very short amount of time," said Ileana Arias, the CDC's deputy principal director.

"The more you drink, the more you are at risk."

However, not everyone has the same level of alcohol tolerance. One person's binge might be another's leisurely enjoyment of a few drinks or more. 

"I see some people come in walking around with blood levels that are six or eight times the legal limit for driving," said Ryan Stanton, an emergency physician in Lexington, Kentucky. For what it's worth, the legal limit in the U.S. is a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent. 

Surprisingly, most binge drinkers who die of alcohol poisoning are not classified as alcoholics.

So which U.S. state takes home the unflattering title of the state with the highest rate of alcohol poisoning related deaths? That would be Alaska, which loses 46.5 people per million people for this reason. Meanwhile, the state with the lowest rate of deaths due to alcohol poisoning is Alabama, suffering just 5.3 deaths per million people.

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