American Experience. Freedom Summer | Article. Fannie Lou Hamer. Fannie Lou Hamer was born in 1917, the 20th child of Lou Ella and James Lee Townsend, sharecroppers east of the Mississippi Delta. She first joined her family in the cotton fields at the age of six.
Binge drinking and continued alcohol use in large amounts are associated with many health problems, including: 1  Unintentional injuries such as car crash, falls, burns, drowning. 2  Intentional injuries such as firearm injuries, sexual assault, domestic violence.  Increased on-the-job injuries and loss of productivity.
Thatâs because the brainâs ability to create long-term memories isnât affected as much by blood alcohol content as it is by rapid rises in that level. Binge drinking â consuming numerous drinks in a short periodâ is more likely to cause alcohol blackouts, amnesia and memory loss than slow, heavy drinking, according to numerous studies.