13. History of ongoing alcohol abuse or binge drinking. Alcohol abuse will be defined as a pattern of drinking that results in harm to one's health, interpersonal relationships, and ability to work. Binge drinking will be defined as at least one episode of consuming more than five units in men and four units in women during the previous month. One unit of alcohol can generally said to be a half pint of beer, a single measure (shot glass) of a spirit or a small glass of table wine.