Is it unhealthy to get drunk every weekend at college but only drink on weekends?

[Anonymous]

I'm a typical binge drinker and I get wasted every weekend and its not an addiction cause I never drink on weekdays and get good grades. I just want to know if its bad to drink to the point of not being bake to feel my face every weekend then stopping for the week.

[Prof_Don]

Many many MANY people that are successful in the corporate world, were consistent college partiers, and turned out just fine.

Drinking 20-25 alcoholic drinks a week over a span of 2-3 days, isn't necessarily HEALTHY for you, but it shouldn't kill you if you live a rather good lifestyle overall the rest of the week.

I went to one of the biggest party schools in the country (Univ. of California Santa Barbara), and I saw fellow students working out to the point that they could damn near be triathletes. Most of these students worked out a lot, and ate rather healthily during the week.

But during the weekend, they drank and have fun, like college students are supposed to.

It's all about balance.

[Prof_Don]

Don't let these straight-edge people scare you into not getting drunk and having fun as a college students. I'm 7 years out of college, and there are plenty of my peers that are perfectly healthy, have careers started, and have married and started their own families.

Most importantly, they are perfectly healthy. That "college life" doesn't last forever!

Enjoy it, and make memories. :)

[Asker]

Oh have memories lol.

[cavmanier]

Yeah it's unhealthy lol. Alcohol is a neurotoxin (it destroys brain cells).

[Asker]

Well I'm not the only one in college who's done it and their are people who are fine.

[Pajamy]

It's still mega bad for you. Your killing your organs and only going out on weekends doesn't save you. The long term effects of huge drinking are terrifying and potentially fatal too.

Depending on which part of the world your in right now, might I suggest a small amount of weed as an alternative, it doesn't kill your liver and kidney, your more likely to have a good time without embarrassing yourself and since most gagers are American it's legal in half your states right?

[Asker]

No its not legal in the US in my state.

[Prof_Don]

Oh stop it with the drinking scare tactics!

[Pajamy]

It's not a scare tactic. I go crazy on nights out far too often but I know what risks I take. Do what you want to but at least know what it is your doing, look at drinkaware. co. uk or similar sites

[snowangle]

What is the point? Seriously, I don't get it. Alcohol is mad expensive. If you drink to the point of getting wasted, you're spending a lot of money just to get yourself to act like an idiotic doucheface and not remember it the next day. What is appealing or fun about that?

Good for you for keeping up your grades, but you should try to have a healthier relationship with alcohol. Drinking to the point of feeling relaxed is a good enough place to stop.

[Asker]

I remember it lol and I buy cheap vodka and drink 2 bottles every weekend.

[Anonymous]

Yes. It's still bad for you even if it's only on weekends. You're putting your kidneys and liver through a lot, and by the time they've recovered, you're putting them through it again. Having a couple drinks is fine but getting absolutely wasted every weekend will eventualy lead to kidney failure.

[Asker]

I don't drink beer though so I don't gain weight and I prefer straight cheap vodka.

[Opinion Owner]

I'm not talking about weight gain though? Im talking about the fact that your body has to somehow filter all that vodka and get it out of your system, and it won't be able to do it forever. By binge drinking you're speeding up the process. Just because you're not gaining weight doesn't means it's still healthy...

[Asker]

Its hard to not go out and party or be sober cause no one else is lol.

[Opinion Owner]

You don't have to be sober either, you can have a couple drinks... But slamming a whole bottle of vodka is going to kill you in the long run.

[Anonymous]

That's a problem across the nation bro I've done it kids are still doing it just get healthy after you graduate

[AshleyMD]

Yep it's unhealthy to binge drink which is essentially how you get drunk.

[Thrifty]

Getting drunk all the time is unhealthy for your bank account

[Asker]

I can buy two bottles of cheap vodka and chug them for under 10 dollars. Its not expensive.

[Thrifty]

Be filled with the Holy Spirit

[Anonymous]

Yes very much so. You need to stop killing yourself

[Asker]

Well what else is there to do lol. Getting so drunk probably isn't good for my liver.

[JackKerouac77]

Indeed, it is.