1 in 10 Adults 65 and Older br Binge Drink The news comes from a recently revealed report in the 'Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.' To get results, data from nearly 11,000 people br who took part in the National Survey on br Drug Use and Health was analyzed. The subjects, who were over 65, completed the survey at br one point from 2015 to 2017. Approximately 10.6 of all total participants br were then found to have "binge drank" in the br last month leading up to the survey. Consuming five alcoholic beverages or more at br once is considered to be "binging" for men, br while for women it is four or more. Lead study author Dr. Benjamin Han, via br NBC News Senior author Joseph Palamar, br via NBC News For 65 year olds and up, the br National Institute on Alcohol Abuse br and Alcoholism says three drinks br should be the daily maximum.