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Why I Stopped Binge Drinking

Binge Drinking: The consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period of time. If you’re a a typical college student, you love to go out and party. Whether it’s hitting up a fraternity house, going to the local college bar or just hanging around with some friends-getting drunk is the goal. I was a wild child my freshman year, you could find me at every house party with a cup of jungle juice or at Happy Hour with a pitcher of beer in my hand. Like most students my age, I would have a few nights that got out of hand, but for the most part I believed I had a handle on my partying. Unfortunately, what I realized was binge-drinking was destroying me more than I realized. Binge-drinking turned me into a sloppy, reckless person who wasn’t fully in control of herself. I slowly saw myself

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Every Bar in Your College Town Described Perfectly

When the weekend hits, everyone leaves their last class thinking the same thing; it’s time to head to the bars. Even if you aren’t a huge drinker, the social atmosphere is undeniably fun, and most people would rather spend a night out than hanging out at home watching T.V. (don’t get me wrong, both are still pretty great). Once the rest of your friends get out of their classes and meet up with you, the most important decision of the entire weekend is made. Everyone has their favorite bar, bars they like to go to, bars they’d rather avoid, and bars they won’t set foot in. Your college town probably has a wide assortment, but I would be willing to bet most of them would fall into one of the following categories. 5. The first bar is the one that ninety percent of college campuses definitely have, and that statistic

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College Tips: How To Day Drink Like A Pro

According to our friends over at CollegeTimes.com , this is how you day drink like a pro: 10) No Spirits For the love of god stick to beer. If you wanna last more than 4 hours and still appear semi-acceptable to the general public you’d wanna keep the pints flowing. Keep in mind you’re day drinking, not going out, well that’s not the plan yet, just you wait until the third pint… 9) Carbs Drinking on an empty stomach is a terrible idea in general. So with several hours of gargle ahead of you, it won’t kill you (much the opposite) to get some carbs into your system. I personally recommend doing this between your 2nd – 3rd pint and give your body time to digest to decrease your chances of vomiting. 8) Think Ahead When you’ve accepted the fact that you are going out tonight it’s worth spending five minutes