Binge drinking

In Chinese poet Li Bei’s, “Drinking Alone By Moonlight,” he tells a story of what he embarks on when night falls. Among flowers, he has a jug of wine, and no friends by his side; he pours his cup and makes a toast to the moon. He faces his shadow and offers the moon a drink; unfortunately the moon seems to always to decline. In the technological world we live in today, there is an order of for how things are done, especially when it comes to drinking. Most people, old and young, tend to go to…

In the article, “Not All Anxiety is the Same: How Different Types of Anxiety Uniquely Associate with College Students Drinking Intentions,” asses the reason why there is an increase in heavy drinking in universities. According to the research article, students drink to reduce anxiety, which is called the tension reduction theory. Due to an increase in heavy drinking, the researchers conducted a test investigating whether anxiety from fear of missing out (FoMO) was associated with a college…

Spending one’s days seeing life through the bottom of a bottle, alcoholics live a life outside reality. So many seek the solution of one’s problems through escaping for a moment, but the moments begin to blur together and become days, months, and years. Although one can escape the problems for a while, back in reality there have been no solutions. These problems begin to affect more than just than the person affected by alcohol. Sobriety is no longer the norm, because one’s body becomes…

associated with alcohol use” (NIAAA,2006, para 6). So one might say, simply being a pre-adult might be a key danger component for beginning to drink as well as for drinking dangerously. Children who start to drink at an early age (before age 12) regularly have comparable identity qualities that may make them more inclined to begin drinking. “Young people who are disruptive, hyperactive, and aggressive—often referred to as having conduct problems or being antisocial—as well as those who are…

Moderate drinking has been under scrutiny for many years; what do we as a society accept as moderation? There is no universal definition of moderate drinking. (Defour, 1999)Most often, the number of drinks consumed in a specific time frame refer to this concept we have contributed to knowing as moderate drinking. However, defining a drink can differ substantially and could be referred to as subjective. "Surprisingly, even in alcohol research no universally accepted standard-drink definition…

The students where then asked questions about their drinking habits on campus. The survey asked for about how many drinks where consumed before, during and after certain situations. These situations were “fraternity or sorority party, residence hall party, campus event (e.g. football game), off-campus party, bar/restaurant and outdoor setting (referent).” (Paschall, M. J., & Saltz, R. F., 2007, p. 635). Out of all the different situations, drinking during that event was the highest answer for…

Alcohol, the family member with alcohol problems is negatively affecting more lives. Most of this violence is triggered at pubs, clubs and on the streets but there is a significant proportion of alcohol-related assaults occurring daily in family homes. These specific assaults go largely unseen, alcohol also has a massive impact on children and families which are also a hidden harm Alcohol is estimated to be involved in up to half of partner violence in Australia with some statistics…

consumption in any amount has damaging effects on the brain and the body. The institute also confirms that the damaging effects can persist long after an alcoholic achieves sobriety. What is obvious is that people who consistently engage in heavy drinking are at a far greater risk of permanently damaging their bodies and their minds. The long-term effects of alcohol abuse also reach farther than the body and the mind, but it also affects people whose lives are impacted by someone who abuses…

to rationalize drinking, even when the consequences are obvious. By keeping you from looking honestly at your behavior and its negative effects, denial also exacerbates alcohol-related problems with work, finances, and relationships. If you have a drinking problem, you may deny it by, drastically underestimating how much you drink, downplaying the negative consequences of your drinking, complaining that family and friends are exaggerating the problem, blaming your drinking or drinking-related…

Would you think drinking affects our culture? Does it change our beliefs on how to celebrate? Australian fictional texts, represent Australians having drinks in times of success and going and getting smashed at the bar as appropriate to society --- Mark Davies. Arthur says, 'If them blokes get their money now they won't be able to do anything because they will be blind drunk, and it would be weeks before they would be any use to the Boss. He knows that. He's had trouble before over…