Results of the Australian Women's Health magazine's online survey of more than 2000 women found two-thirds of respondents binge - or consume more than five standard drinks - while out with friends.
Meanwhile, 14 per cent of respondents admitted to drinking between 16 to 20 drinks in a single night while about 7 per cent said they'd knocked back more than 20 standard drinks in a sitting.
The Australian Drug Foundation director Geoff Munro described the findings as "extremely disturbing" and highlighted how common binge drinking has become.
Mr Munro said drinking so much alcohol does not just lead to a bad hangover and more serious health problems, but has an effect on the hospital system.
"We are seeing signs of increased numbers of women admitted to hospital after binge drinking and we are paying for the cost of binge drinking through the burden on the health system," Mr Munro said.
"By drinking more than 11 drinks on one occasion, (women) are likely to be intoxicated which places women at risk of a range of harms."
He said drinking such a large amount of alcohol could cause women to be at risk of drink-driving, sexual assault, becoming aggressive and having unsafe sex.
"It's another sign: that Australians are very tolerant of unsafe drinking," Mr Munro said.
Australian Women's Health editor Felicity Percival said with Christmas approaching, binge drinkers should understand there could be dire consequences.
"We all need to be far more conscious of what we consume," Ms Percival said.
Source: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22847663-2,00
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