What qualifies as "binge drinking" to you?

MorganGrayson · 11-26-2005

I think there definitely needs to be a definition of the word "sitting." If your sitting is an entire evening in a bar...arriving at say 8PM and not leaving until 2PM closing, with the five drinks spaced out, it can't really be considered "binge drinking." That's a six hour "sitting." One ounce of alcohol is processed by the body in one hour. In six hours, five evenly spaced drinks would be processed, leaving the drinker competent.

If, however, your "sitting" is one hour and you have five drinks, you're definitely "binge drinking." You're also drunk off your ass and liable to be heaving in the gutter.

The study is extremely flawed. They seem to have gotten the results they were looking for.

11-26-2005	#6
MorganGrayson None $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,321	Re: What qualifies as "binge drinking" to you? I think there definitely needs to be a definition of the word "sitting." If your sitting is an entire evening in a bar...arriving at say 8PM and not leaving until 2PM closing, with the five drinks spaced out, it can't really be considered "binge drinking." That's a six hour "sitting." One ounce of alcohol is processed by the body in one hour. In six hours, five evenly spaced drinks would be processed, leaving the drinker competent. If, however, your "sitting" is one hour and you have five drinks, you're definitely "binge drinking." You're also drunk off your ass and liable to be heaving in the gutter. The study is extremely flawed. They seem to have gotten the results they were looking for.

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