tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991596431189082305.post5767373157309189076..comments2023-07-23T11:56:00.575-04:00Comments on It's Never Too Late for a New You: Lowering the drinking age...good or bad for the health of youth?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991596431189082305.post-18493031213358187782010-06-02T12:36:01.051-04:002010-06-02T12:36:01.051-04:00Europe is starting to have a problem with binge dr...Europe is starting to have a problem with binge drinking that doesn't seem like it existed before. (Here's a giant PDF of trends in different contries. p. 137 has the data on binge drinking: http://www.espad.org/documents/Espad/ESPAD_reports/2007/The_2007_ESPAD_Report-FULL_091006.pdf) I remember hearing something on the radio about it being a big deal that someone at some flash mob party in France died of alcohol poisoning; I feel like going to the hospital is a pretty regular occurance at college parties, and for some people, a badge of honor. I definitely think there's something cultural about the way we drink - that 1 beer feels good, 3 beers feels great, so 10 beers must be amazing - that America might be exporting.bandthropologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185753747848685340noreply@blogger.com