Posted on 08/07/2007 2:14:51 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
NEW YORK, Aug 7 - Most binge drinkers will reach for beer rather than wine or liquor when they set out to get drunk, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
The study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined the drinking habits of 14,000 adult binge drinkers across 18 U.S. states.
What they found is that 67 percent of these drinkers drank only or mainly beer in their most recent binge, with easy access to beer seen as a major reason.
The researchers defined a binge drinker as someone drinking more than five drinks at one sitting.
"Beer is sold in far more locations, especially outlets like convenience stores and gas stations, where impulse purchases are common," said Dr. Timothy Naimi, an epidemiologist with the CDC, whose study appears in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
The study found about two-thirds of all binge drinkers, no matter what age, race or education level, would choose beer over liquor, wine or other alcohol.
The study also uncovered big differences in drinking patterns between men and women, with 73 percent of men favoring beer as the binge drink of choice, compared with 50 percent of women.
Naimi said most binge drinkers were not alcoholics, but would drink to match their peers or for other reasons.
Still, their heavy drinking often puts them and those around them at risk, especially when these drinkers got behind the wheel of a car.
The CDC is campaigning for tighter rules on the taxation of beer and on its availability, especially late at night and early in the morning.
But I guess beer is preferred.
So OK. who has the binge drinking pinglist?
whiskey on beer, never fear
Beer is near, Wine is fine, but liquor is quicker!.....
You have that backwards.
In my younger days as a drinker (I hardly ever drink now) I’d mix beer and a shot of vodka because the 3.2 beers we could get were just too slow.........
Yeah, finding a connection with access to vodka or whiskey is so hard these days. It's not like you can just walk into a liquor store and buy it.
Whats that old saying? ...liquor upfront, poker ....
“I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.”
Go cure cancer or something, you nannies.
Thanks!
I knew beer was part of the equation somewhere.
It always is.
I'm gonna have you walk a straight line...right down your tagline, one foot in front of the other.
Liquor after beer brings you nothing but cheer;
Beer after liguor....nothin’ makes you sicker.
After I get a bladder full, it's to the bathroom or nearest tree and every 12 ounces after that.
..gimme my Canadian Whisky.
“Liquor? I hadly know her!”
Our country's first major insurrection was about whiskey.....and it ain't got no better since......
I prefer beer, but if you don’t want to smell, drink “Hennigan’s.”
The CDC is campaigning for tighter rules on the taxation of beer and on its availability, especially late at night and early in the morning.
aha! Like I wasn’t going to notice that.
Are they really thinking about changing the taxes depending on the time of day?
And really, if I am sitting down on a hot day, there is very little that is better than a pizza and a cold, cold beer.
Ever since I went to Germany in 2000 and again in '01 I cannot stand American beers...........
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.