Prevalence of heavy episodic drinking in the Brazilian adult population: National Health Survey 2013 and 2019.

Objective: To describe the prevalence of heavy episodic drinking in the Brazilian adult population, according to sociodemographic characteristics, in 2013 and in 2019.

Methods: A cross-sectional study using data on heavy episodic drinking among adults (≥ 18 years) from the National Health Survey, analyzed descriptively.

Results: 60,202 participants were included in 2013 and 88,531 in 2019.