Binge drinking is the term commonly used to describe drinking heavily over a short period of time with the intention of becoming intoxicated. Teens are falling for the illusion that Alcohol makes you confident, able to fit in with friends and overall have a better time. A survey of Australian secondary students in 2005 found that one in ten people between the age of 12 and 17 admitted to binge drinking, or drinking unsafe amounts of alcohol. Although many government organisations and initiatives have been implemented, the rise of Binge drinking in adolescence is skyrocketing.If Government and Non-profit organisations are to eliminate binge drinking in adolescence, then it is vital for them first understand why teenagers binge drink, and to create a safe fun alternative to binge drinking.
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Some common reasons people binge drink are: as a way of escaping problems or forgetting crumbling relationships, for fun, to loosen inhibitions and do silly things, because their friends are also drinking, to relax or relieve stress, to enhance confidence, to celebrate and, most significantly, to socialise. With the stress of schooling, the peer pressure of friends and the pressure to have a good time during teenage years, no wonder teenagers feel the need to binge drink lose any inhibitions and forget the stress they are experiencing. Between Indigenous and Non-indigenous youth, their are different circumstances in regards to youth binge drinking. The need to fit into society when marginalised by a majority of the population increases the peer pressure contribution into the reasoning behind binge
Some common reasons people binge drink are: as a way of escaping problems or forgetting crumbling relationships, for fun, to loosen inhibitions and do silly things, because their friends are also drinking, to relax or relieve stress, to enhance confidence, to celebrate and, most significantly, to socialise. With the stress of schooling, the peer pressure of friends and the pressure to have a good time during teenage years, no wonder teenagers feel the need to binge drink lose any inhibitions and forget the stress they are experiencing. Between Indigenous and Non-indigenous youth, their are different circumstances in regards to youth binge drinking. The need to fit into society when marginalised by a majority of the population increases the peer pressure contribution into the reasoning behind binge