Monday 6 April 2009

Blog 7 Binge Drinking.






Drinking is a drug because it changes hormones and mood. Some people drink to gain dutch courage and lose their inhibitions. Others drink socially and some drink to survive life's struggles.
According to research the term 'binge-drinking' has, in recent years, come to replace earlier epithets such as 'lager louts' in terms of alcohol-related antisocial behaviour. Binge Drinking has been around as long as alcohol has been around. Many people blame youth culture today for this anti social behaviour and treat it as if it has never happened before, which is clearly ridiculous.The patterns of behaviour that fall within the loose boundaries of binge-drinking also have a long ancestry in Britain. One only has to read The Pub and the People, written by Tom Harrison and his Mass Observation colleagues in the late 1930s, to be reminded of this. He refers us, for example, to the annual report of the Work town (Bolton) Temperance Society annual report of 1854 which commented: "That drunkenness is painfully prevalent in the Borough a thousand facts bear most painful testimony. Men and women staggering along the public streets, fights brawls of the most barbarous character". Why do people Binge Drink, well many people don't actually understand how much alcohol would be regarded as Bing Drinking. It is actually a very small amount, according to health professionals a few glasses a few times a week can be seen as Bing Drinking!! One has to ask the question should it be up to the individual how much they drink or should we allow the government to control our every move? I don't drink myself so I cant comment from a personnel point of view. I think if people are not harming anyone or drink driving then why should they be told what amount is considered right ?
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