some stats..

Here's some stats to go with this from

http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/binge-drinking.htm

According to national surveys

• Approximately 92% of U.S. adults who drink excessively report binge drinking in the past 30 days.²
• Although college students commonly binge drink, 70% of binge drinking episodes involve adults age 26 years and older.³
• The prevalence of binge drinking among men is higher than the prevalence among women.⁴
• Binge drinkers are 14 times more likely to report alcohol-impaired driving than non-binge drinkers.³
• About 90% of the alcohol consumed by youth under the age of 21 in the United States is in the form of binge drinks.⁵
• About 75% of the alcohol consumed by adults in the United States is in the form of binge drinks.⁵
• The proportion of current drinkers that binge is highest in the 18- to 20-year-old group (51%).³

Why..

Binge drinking is something i'm against due to I worry about the future and how I may lose friends to it.

I've seen my brother, my sister, and her friends also lose people in their lives due to people not thinking

when their intoxicated. May seem a tad selfish, but I do not want to go through it myself. No one is

truely fond of people leaving their lives unexpected or even expected at that, but to stupid petty reasons

which could be changed is even worse. People just need to grow up and atleast if their going to drink, 

Know your limits

Just to share

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-10-07-binge-usat_x.htm

This is to show the real effects of drinking alcohol can make you do.

It effect's everyone in a society

cleaver video

Prettttty creative

.. quite funny

FACTS

. Alcohol is a depressant. 

2. Alcohol can cause both short-term and long-term effects. 

3. Even a small amount of alcohol can impair the judgement that is required to safely operate an automobile. 

4. Alcohol can, and often does, result in serious side effects if consumed with certain medications. 

5. Parents who consume alcohol excessively are much more likely to pass this trait onto their child. One of the most well known facts about alcohol is that expectant mothers who consume alcohol may give birth to a child who suffers from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. 

6. If consumed over a prolonged period of time, alcohol may cause damage to major organs, including the liver and/or the brain. 

7. In some states, one DUI (Driver Under the Influence) charge may result in probation, jail time, license revocation, a fine or a combination of the aforementioned penalties. 

8. Drinking on an empty stomach may increase the likelihood of actually becoming drunk. 

9. Alcohol in the home is a temptation, so the removal of it will help to lessen the possibility of consumption. 

10. Prolonged consumption of alcohol may result in substantial weight gain which, in turn, can have negative effects on the heart. 



You can find more here http://www.thealcoholtreatments.com/facts-about-alcohol.php

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More thoughts have popped in my head about binge drinking, or actually how it can be helped or stopped a bit. I was thinking maybe if we dropped the legal drinking age by 4-6 years it would help. You look at other country's that have stable drinking community's and their drinking age is very young. I feel this allow's teens to start learning to casually drink younger and not sit there and drink till their basically dead. This is just my thought, maybe i'm wrong about this. People just need to realize what harm alchool does....

Just a graph i found to give a decent idea of how many 18+ year old people binge drink in recent years.
The numbers are going down but it's still rediculous.

To start this blog off..

Well, to start this blog off i'm going to talk about my opinion on binge drinking. Personally myself, i do not support the idea or anything about binge drinking. It has corrupted the youth in america in numerous ways. People drink till they pass out, or drink till they black out to say they have. A lot of people think it's a "cool" thing to say to their friends, I listen in or read when people say it, it's utterly stupid. I don't know, people around my age need to grow up. In other country's it's legal for us to drink at our ages, but they responsibly drink. Also less accidents and deaths related to alchool. That's just part of my thoughts..