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The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene released findings about New Yorkers' drinking habits and finds that 14% binge drink. That translates to 900,000 New Yorkers, and binge drinking is defined as five or more drinks on one occasion.
As April is Alcohol Awareness Month, the Health Department "urges New Yorkers who regularly binge drink or think they might have a drinking problem - as well as people with friends or loved ones who may have a drinking problem - to get help by calling 311 and asking for LifeNet, or by talking to a doctor."
Other stats:
- 23% of NYC men binge drink (vs. 7% NYC women)
- One in four Hispanic and white males binge drink, versus one in six black men and one in eight Asian men.
- White women are more likely to binge drink than black, Hispanic or Asian women.
- Binge drinks are more likely to smoke heavily (43% vs. 37%), use drugs (19% vs. 7%), and have multiple sexual partners (17% vs. 6%) than those who don't binge drink.
Here's the city's How Much is Too Much health bulletin about drinking (PDF).
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so what if i want to get drunk with my friends on a friday after work? fuck you, nyc dept of health! i just want one night a week of asteroids and forgetfulness!
Apparently I had a drinking problem in college. And it turned out I could, in fact, quit anytime I wanted.
y'know if cho was a binge drinker what he did would've never happened - he would've had more sexual partners (according to this study) and thusly been a happy man with his love gun
I'll drink (& smoke) to that!
I like scotch
Scotchy-scotch scotch
Here it goes down
Down into my belly
Mmm-hmm-hmm...
I don't know why the media is blowing this story out of proportion. It must be a slow news day, because the real story is that the figures above are BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
Believe it or not, New Yorkers drink less than the rest of the country.
"Believe it or not, New Yorkers drink less than the rest of the country."
When you remove the City's Irish population, those figures plunge even further.
Not if I can help it! You can count on me, fellow New Yorkers, to do my share in getting those numbers up. Although I think I'm probably already one of the four. Can you people pitch in, for god's sake?
Their definition of "binge drink" is pretty specious - 5 drinks on one occasion over the course of 3 hours is not the same as 5 drinks in 20 minutes, which is more "binge drinking" in my book.
And in other news, the Empire State Building is tall.
Maybe New Yorkers are just really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really thirsty.
"Binge drinkers are more likely to have multiple sexual partners (17% vs. 6%) than those who don't binge drink."
looks like its time for me to develop a drinking problem
You want 'em to drink less?
GIVE 'EM BACK THEIR DAMN CIGARETTES!
Not all of us are meant to be saints. That's what makes saints special.
25%? That's all?
So, if you have a pre-dinner drink, split a bottle of wine, then have one after dinner drink, and do this once a week, you are a "Binge Drinker". Give me a f*kin break!
Only 25% of white people binge drink? They must not be hanging around in my circles...
Enjoy those extra sexual partners now binge drinking guys, because the IMPOTENCE starts to kick in during middle age.
considering how damn weak most nyc bartenders make thier drinks, 5 is really only like 2-3 real drinks. and over 3 hours? please.that's nothing.
We need to reach out to the white community and help them with their drinking problem!
this is reprehensible
you people should be ashamed of yourselves
and what if you have 10 drinks in said time period, would you win an award for double binging
and if so, where can one pick up this award