To any personal friends reading this, know that I don’t usually do this, but a few years ago I counted how many drinks you all had at a birthday party – and you’re all dangerous binge drinkers! Well, I don’t think that’s a fair representation of my friends’ drinking, but that’s how the government would… Continue reading Pathologizing Partying
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Alcoholics Anonymous Leads to Increased Binge Drinking – Brandsma Study
A study showed that alcoholic men who went to Alcoholics Anonymous became 9 times more likely to subsequently “binge drink” than those who used a cognitive behavioral approach. What’s more, they were also 5 times more likely to binge than a control group who received no help with drinking. The take-home message here is: you’re… Continue reading Alcoholics Anonymous Leads to Increased Binge Drinking – Brandsma Study
Comparing Apples to Melons – Four Loko
A closer look at the facts reveals that Four Loko is only involved in drinking related incidents because those who choose to drink it are already risky binge drinkers with histories of starting drinking at an earlier age, drinking more, and drinking more often. Alcoholic energy drinks have been unfairly targeted – and most of them have less caffeine than the same amount of coffee!