Binge Drinking

Binge drinking is considered a large problem in todays society, especially amoung young people and students like myself.

This has not always been the case but is increasing mainly due to the cheap price of alcohol and a mentality of 'drink until you get drunk' that is popular with people today.

Binge Drinking has not always been viewed as a bad thing however. In the Persian Empire many political meetings were held with all the participants deliberately being completely inebriated as it was thought that in this state people would be truely honest with each other. This view is in stark contrast with todays views but there is an element of truth in its reasoning. It is for this reason I would say Binge Drinking is not always really 'bad' if it is being used as a means to an end like an intellectual process. However drinking for the sake of getting drunk is a pointless and dangerous activity.