binge drinking

[mrdutton]

Binge drinking used to be defined as the massive intake of alcoholic beverages over a short period of time in order to become intoxicated.

Binge drinking, unless you are used to doing it, can kill you. If you are used to doing it and you over do it, it can kill you anyway.

I forget the specific amount of alcohol in the blood that will result in a coma and death, but it is not a whole heck of a lot.

On the other hand...................

A bottle and then another half bottle of wine in one day is not a lot, in my humble opinion. In one evening, that amount might get you tipsy. (Of course that depends on your body weight and your state of mind. Both of which are factors to consider when drinking alcohol.)

I drink a bottle of wine a day, sometimes two bottles on a weekend day. But then sometimes I only drink a half-bottle a day.

I guess the non-scientific answer is that it all boils down to what your body can handle before it sends you a signal that you have had enough!