Binge Drinking

Posted on 01/03/2010 @ 11.17am

http://www.drinking.nhs.uk/health-risk/index.html?gclid=CNuN_8q2l6ACFSGElAodTwzEeA

http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/quickstats/binge_drinking.htm


Now I like a drink. So do most of my friends and family. We all know our limits but all too often we have more than we should. Often to help after a stressful day or simply to aid in helping us let our hair down. I see no problem in that even though I know I would be classed as a binge drinker. I never come home in the state of the poor girl in the advert and usually stop before I am ill. I know the risks but I do it anyway.

It seems to me that everyone needs a release from the normal everyday chore that life is. Some choose chocolate, smoking, sport or many other endless activities. I worry for individuals who cannot control their alcohol limits and would suggest anyone who needs a drink first thing in the morning and at regular intervals throughout the day has got a problem that requires a degree of intervention. I do not appreciate being frowned upon however for having one drink on a lunch time to celebrate a friend's birthday before a seminar! Surely that is pretty typical of the average behaviour of a student?? Or would most students have more than one? Any thoughts??