Denial and Binge Drinking

Binge drinkers tend to have a lot more denial than people who drink every day.  It’s a shame, because binge drinking has been shown to be far more dangerous – people are more reckless when they binge drink.  Case in point this week: I read a terribly sad story about a 17-year-old high school senior who was recently recruited by Notre Dame to play on their football team. Wow. How awesome is that?!  A dream come true, right?

Thing is, he won’t be showing up at Notre Dame. Ever.  He went on a Florida spring break with friends, ended up drunk, and fell off a 5th floor hotel balcony.  What a sad, needless loss of life! Pounding back drinks for “fun” ended his future last week.  My heart goes out to his parents.  He was probably a good kid with a lot of promise – but denial about the dangers of binge drinking leads many young people into risky circumstances.

Binge drinking kills.  Don’t think just because you drinking a lot on weekends, or just Friday nights, that you will somehow evade the realities of alcohol abuse.