Binge drinking means drinking lots of alcohol over quite a few days. The amount of alcohol drunken to be binge drinking is five or more drinks in a row (for men). And four or more drinks in a row (for women). Binge drinking is three or more of these in 2 weeks.

• Liquor stores, bars, and alcoholic beverage companies make drinking seem so fun and great.

• Many students in high school end up drinking because of peer pressure.

• Teens are usually curious, and want to know what it’s like to drink alcohol

• Teens think that drinking will make them feel good, were drinking can make you sick and/or hung-over.

• Teens may think alcohol reduces stress. But alcohol can end up creating more stress than before drinking alcohol.

• The main case is that teens want to feel older, so they go and drink alcohol under aged.

• Many people/teens don’t think about the bad things that could happen to you if you drink. (they think its okay to drink, were there is many dangerous circumstances) You could end up hung-over or throwing up if you binge drink. Drinking can lead to difficulty concentrating, memory lose, mood changes, and other conflicts that can affect your daily life. But binge drinking causes more longer and serious risks.

People who binge drink during high school years are usually over weight and have high blood pressure by the time their 24. One beer contains approximately 150 calories. (which can add up to a lot of calories if someone drinks four or five beers per night.

Binge drinkers unfortunately have quite a hard time in school, also they’re more likely to drop out.