Binge Drinking

Is binge drinking just a part of growing up??

Why would anyone want to go out and wake up the next morning not knowing how they got back home?
Does anyone know how much alcohol it too much?

There are many horrible symptoms of Binge Drinking including

Vomiting
Blackouts
Loss of awareness in senses
Alcohol poisoning
Memory loss
Mood swings

These are the symptoms identified by National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of Alcohol poisoning

Extreme confusion
Vomiting
Not being able to be awakened
Seizures
Slow breathing (fewer than eight breaths per minute)
Irregular breathing (10 seconds or more between breaths)
Low body temperature
Bluish skin colour or paleness

I drink myself, I love going out and drinking to have a good time, but I can’t see the attraction in being sick everywhere, not being able to control myself and not remembering a single thing.

Where’s the fun in that??

Excuses that I’ve heard of drinking so much are boredom, depressed, to de-stress, to bond and feel a part of a community. None of these excuses are good enough, there are so many other options rather than to result to alcohol.

Here are some myths along with facts
MYTH: Beer is less intoxicating than other types of alcoholic beverage.
FACT: One 12-ounce can of beer, one 4-ounce glass of wine or one normal mixed drink or cocktail are all equally intoxicating.
MYTH: Switching between beer, wine, and liquor will make you drunker.
FACT: Mixing types of drinks may make you sicker by upseting your stomach, but not more intoxicated. Alcohol is alcohol.
MYTH: Cold Showers, fresh air or hot coffee help sober a person.
FACT: Only time will remove alcohol from the system. It takes the body approximately one hour to eliminate the alcohol in one drink. An old saying goes, "give a drunk a cup of coffee and all you have is a wide-awake drunk.
MYTH: Eating a big meal before you drink will keep you sober.
FACT: Drinking on a full stomach will only delay the absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream, not prevent it. Eating before you drink is not a defense against getting drunk.
MYTH: Everyone reacts to alcohol in the same way.
FACT: Many factors that affect a person's reaction to alcohol — body weight, metabolism, gender, body chemistry, and many others.

Don’t believe everything that you are told, it is most likely the person who is telling you is drunken themselves... Go by the facts!!

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