College binge drinking on the rise

[anna]

Good point, Foodie, regarding the misuse of the word "binge". The definition that's commonly being used now is 4 or 5 drinks in one "sitting". To me, that makes no sense -- if I'm hanging out with friends for a whole evening, 4 glasses of wine over appetizers and dinner is certainly not excessive, yet I would be labelled a binge drinker(!), right alongside idiots who do 4 shots in 4 minutes. The word "sitting" is never defined by any of the anti-alcohol advocates, yet everyone is supposed to know how long a time period that is.

And mrdutton -- I'm sure the anti-alcohol fanatics would take issue with your statements and say that any parent who serves alcohol to someone under 21 (horrors!) is de facto "irresponsible". Unreal, isn't it?

[This message has been edited by anna (edited 03-16-2000).]