Posted on 08/25/2009 10:48:17 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
The early baby boomers may be known as the generation of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. But it turns out, they're hitting the bottle pretty hard as they age, as well. And that portends significant alcohol-related health problems ahead as those mid-lifers become seniors.
A new study finds that among men and women 50 to 64 years old, almost 1 in 4 men and 1 in 10 women is a "binge" drinker -- meaning that at some point in the last 30 days, he or she has downed four (for women) or five (for men) servings of alcohol in a single two-hour sitting. Such alcohol abuse -- roughly defined as the amount needed to attain a blood-alcohol level of .08 (the level at which most states consider a driver intoxicated) -- frequently escapes the notice of physicians, even though it presents an escalating health risk as the drinker ages.
The study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, found that binge drinkers are more likely to use tobacco or illicit drugs than those who do not drink.
(Excerpt) Read more at islandpacket.com ...
5 is a binge?
This must be another one of those satire pieces.
What the hell, we’re not young and pretty anymore—we need to do something. BTW, I don’t smoke and haven’t used anything illicit in a while (was never my thing to begin with) lalala: “I like beer, makes me a jolly good fellow”
4 shots is not a binge.
What planet do these people come from?
The other day they were attacked as druggies, now alchy’s....see a division being formed for the young to hate the elderly...? What stands stronger, accusations or bloodlines?
We are blessed today. A second article in a single day that tends to bash a group of people on account of the date on their birth certificate. None of us have any control on when we were born and virtue and vice are found in every “generation”.
-—IMHO, if one had taken the same survey during every decade back to 1700 AD, you wouldn’t find much variation in the numbers of “binge” drinkers-—
I’ll drink to that!
They are just setting up refusal of health care for self inflicted ailments. No way they can afford to treat all the baby boomers thru old age.
Irresponsible old farts! Cut off their access to all medical care. NOW!
Planet Nanny-state. Anything ‘they’ don’t approve of is going to cause some national disaster and MUST be stopped by the intervention of government.
I say get the heck out of people’s lives and stay out!
5 drinks in 2 hours is MY idea of a binge. Even in my drinkingest days, don’t think I could have done that.
Five beers in two hours once a month? Oh the humanity. I smell an excuse for legislation.
I agree. What about a big all day picnic, of playing touch football, BBQ lunch BBq dinner, water stuff........five beers is nothing?
I wish these “studies” would say what they really mean.
Well, actually, you probably would find a significant difference.
IIRC in 1700 AD there still weren't that many people that LIVED to be 50 to 64 years of age.
BTW, does anyone have a Nanny state ping list?
I am a christian and don’t see a problem with drinking. Baptist born and bred. I like a glass of wine or a beer with BBQ. Does not mean I am a drunk or any other lable... I am a baby boomer and I do like to par-take in adult beverages from time to time. Most people in my Baptist Church are of same thinking.
one of the few releases which doesn’t show up the next day when you get randomly wee-wee tested.
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