Fancy a drink? Or ten?
Binge drinking is a British phenomenon, which is spreading to
France... The "aim" of binge drinking ("alcool
défonce") is to drink as much alcohol as possible as
quickly as possible. It is essentially prevalent among adolescents
and young adults. Consequences can be serious: violence, accidents,
coma...
A survey shows that 44%
of boys and 34% of girls aged 17 say they have consumed five drinks
during a party. 4,5% of boys and 1,2% of girls say they have even
drunk ten or more drinks during a party...
I think this phenomenon
is becoming a major scourge; if we do nothing to help the victims,
they may become alcoholics and risk wasting their lives...
