Binge Drinking

Binge Drinking is a big problem in society today. The problem lies mainly within the youths of the world. As soon as their 18th birthday comes around it's almost like an encouragement to go out and get as drunk as you like. Alcohol is a drug and can be the cause of paranoia, many long term illnesses and possibly even death. Binge drinking is when a man drinks five or more and woman drinks four drinks or more over an evening or a similar period of time to become intoxicated.

The government has been gradually raising the prices of alcohol but they will never make it illegal or raise the prices to a ridiculous level because just like cigarettes they are profiting off selling it.

Most people know their limits and will stop when they have had enough but occasionally somebody will go too far and end up in hospital injured or possibly even dead. Jimi Hendrix (pictured right) was a big drinker and he also took plenty of drugs, he died when he choked on his own vomit in his sleep due to have too much drink.

Alcohol can also make people think they can do things they can't, almost like a hallucinogenic. So many people are getting caught drink driving, this doesn't just pose a danger to the drunken person who is driving, but also to the passengers they may have in theur car and also other road users, also sometimes pedestrians. A famous footballer named Lee Hughes was jailed for drink driving, this link provides the story. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/3548840.stm

No matter how much the government raises the price of alcohol by, there will still be student nights at clubs where the drinks will always be cheap. People will always find a way to acquire cheap alcohol.