"One in 10 people on a night out plan to binge-drink"
This is what a study, conducted in North-West England, found. From the overall sample they concluded that 80% of people would drink a total of more than 40 units before going to sleep. Even though, men should drink no more than 21 units of alcohol per week, (and no more than four units in any one day), and
women should drink no more than 14 units of alcohol per week, (and no more than three units in any one day).
Binge drinking is when people drink with the sole aim to get drunk. It can cause many health problems and lead to getting in trouble with the law and ending up hurt in hospital. There are many graphic goverment advertisements warning about the negative effects of binge drinking yet people still chose to do it.
So, why do people binge drink?
Here are some reasons that people are said to part-take in binge drinking:
- to relax
- to be more sociable
- peer pressure
- to have fun
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