Comments on: Toledo Blade on Stony Brook’s Red Watch Band http://blog.chooseresponsibility.org/2009/11/10/toledo-blade-on-stony-brooks-red-watch-band/ Choose Responsibility Blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:14:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Scott http://blog.chooseresponsibility.org/2009/11/10/toledo-blade-on-stony-brooks-red-watch-band/comment-page-1/#comment-2315 Scott Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:27:20 +0000 http://blog.chooseresponsibility.org/?p=514#comment-2315 Binge drinking isn't just a problem in the 18-20 year old range its also a problem in 21-25+ year old range...and i would know this for a fact because i, myself am 20 yrs old and have whitnessed my older friends in action. The main reason is because the bars are too expensive, which is a problem that is hard to solve. Binge drinking isn’t just a problem in the 18-20 year old range its also a problem in 21-25+ year old range…and i would know this for a fact because i, myself am 20 yrs old and have whitnessed my older friends in action. The main reason is because the bars are too expensive, which is a problem that is hard to solve.

]]> By: Edwin http://blog.chooseresponsibility.org/2009/11/10/toledo-blade-on-stony-brooks-red-watch-band/comment-page-1/#comment-2314 Edwin Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:33:26 +0000 http://blog.chooseresponsibility.org/?p=514#comment-2314 The drinking age must be lowered to 18 along with an alcohol education program. The Red Band program will hopefully significantly reduce binge drinking, thus decreasing the consequence of it, including rape. Universities are where binge drinking by those 18-20 and other young adults is common, making it a crisis, as Tom Walton said. The ageist drinking age has encouraged, encourages, and will encourage binge drinking by young adults because the solution must include respecting the age of majority and responsibility. The drinking age must be lowered to 18 along with an alcohol education program. The Red Band program will hopefully significantly reduce binge drinking, thus decreasing the consequence of it, including rape. Universities are where binge drinking by those 18-20 and other young adults is common, making it a crisis, as Tom Walton said. The ageist drinking age has encouraged, encourages, and will encourage binge drinking by young adults because the solution must include respecting the age of majority and responsibility.

]]> By: Walter F. Wouk http://blog.chooseresponsibility.org/2009/11/10/toledo-blade-on-stony-brooks-red-watch-band/comment-page-1/#comment-2313 Walter F. Wouk Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:16:51 +0000 http://blog.chooseresponsibility.org/?p=514#comment-2313 A recent Swedish study, for example, defines a binge as the consumption of half a bottle of spirits or two bottles of wine on the same occasion. Similarly, a study in Italy found that consuming an average of eight drinks a day was considered normal drinking — clearly not bingeing. In the United kingdom, bingeing is commonly defined as consuming 11 or more drinks on an occasion. But in the United States, some researchers have defined binging as consuming five or more drinks on an occasion (an “occasion” can refer to an entire day). And now some have even expanded the definition to include consuming four or more drinks on an occasion by a woman — Despite that fact that many so-called binge drinkers remain legally sober.( http://pages.citebite.com/l1j8o6w8a9eer ) A recent Swedish study, for example, defines a binge as the consumption of half a bottle of spirits or two bottles of wine on the same occasion. Similarly, a study in Italy found that consuming an average of eight drinks a day was considered normal drinking — clearly not bingeing. In the United kingdom, bingeing is commonly defined as consuming 11 or more drinks on an occasion.

But in the United States, some researchers have defined binging as consuming five or more drinks on an occasion (an “occasion” can refer to an entire day). And now some have even expanded the definition to include consuming four or more drinks on an occasion by a woman — Despite that fact that many so-called binge drinkers remain legally sober.( http://pages.citebite.com/l1j8o6w8a9eer )

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