MORNING, SEVEN DAY WE'LL TALK A BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE
EXPECTING FOR THE WEEKEND AND
CHAT A BIT ABOUT HOW THE MODELS
COULD CHANGE LEADING UP TO THAT.
ALRIGHT SOUNDS GOOD, MIKE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH NEW AT 4 30, THE
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS IS
WARNING ABOUT A TIKTOK DRINKING
TREND AFTER 28. AMBULANCES WERE
SUMMONED TO OFF CAMPUS PARTIES
OVER THE WEEKEND, STUDENTS WERE
OBSERVED SATURDAY CARRYING JUGS
WITH A MIXTURE OF ALCOHOL,
ELECTROLYTES, FLAVORING AND
WATER DUBBED BLACKOUT, RAGE,
GALLONS OR BORG'S IN A BINGE
DRINKING TREND THAT IS GAINING
TRACTION ON TIKTOK. WITH MORE ON
THIS NEW TREND, DOCTOR CRAIG
ALAN, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF
ADDICTION SERVICES AT HARTFORD
HEALTHCARE, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING WITH US. HAPPY TO BE
HERE. ERIN THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE
WATCHING RIGHT NOW ARE SAYING
WHAT IS BORG'S HAVEN'T HEARD OF
IT. THIS IS A NEW TREND AND
OBVIOUSLY SOUNDS DANGEROUS. IF
YOU HAVE 28 AMBULANCES SHOWING
UP TO A COLLEGE CAMPUS, WHAT ARE
THE BIGGEST ISSUES WITH THIS
KIND OF BINGE DRINKING AND BINGE
DRINKING IN GENERAL? YEAH. I
DON'T KNOW HOW NEW BINGE
DRINKING IS IN COLLEGE. THIS IS
ANOTHER WAY TO DO IT, I GUESS.
UM IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. ALCOHOL
IS TOXIC AND ASSOCIATED WITH ALL
KINDS OF TRAGIC EVENTS FOR
UNDERAGE KIDS AND YOUNG ADULTS,
CAR ACCIDENTS, PHYSICAL ASSAULT.
SEXUAL ASSAULTS. UM, AND IT'S
KIND OF NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE
WAY YOUR BRAIN WORKS IMPACTS
YOUR MOOD ANXIETY, SLEEP, YOUR
ABILITY TO PAY ATTENTION AND
STUDY. SO UM, BINGE DRINKING BY
ANY OTHER NAME IS THE SAME SCARY
PHENOMENON THAT GOES ON SOME
PEOPLE ARE SAYING, I GUESS
PROPONENTS OF THIS THAT IT COULD
POTENTIALLY PREVENT STUDENTS
FROM BEING DRUGGED, AND IT ALSO
ALLOWS THEM TO CONTROL WHAT
THEY'RE DRINKING BECAUSE THEY'RE
MAKING IT THEMSELVES, I GUESS
AND IT'S THERE'S NO RISK THERE,
BUT IT STILL SEEMS LIKE IT'S NOT
THE BEST IDEA. IT DOESN'T SOUND
LIKE THE BEST IDEA IF YOU'RE OF
AGE AND YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE, UM,
UM, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES,
DRINKING BEER OR SOME OTHER TYPE
OF BOTTLED BEVERAGE SEEMS TO BE
PRETTY SAFE. AND YOU CAN
ESTIMATE HOW MUCH YOU ACTUALLY
HAD TO DRINK. THIS SEEMS LIKE AN
UNCONTROLLED WAY TO CONSUME
ALCOHOL AND AS SOON AS THAT
ALCOHOL STARTS AFFECTING YOUR
COGNITIVE PROCESSES IN YOUR
JUDGMENT, UM I WOULD IMAGINE
YOU'D GO ON AND FILL YOUR JUG
WITH ANOTHER. UM, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE RISKS ARE, TOO. PEOPLE
POISON YOUR DRINKS. I HAVEN'T
HEARD OF THAT. BUT CERTAINLY
BINGE DRINKING LIKE THIS IS A
MUCH MUCH, MUCH GREATER RISK TO
THESE KIDS. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS
BEING AN ISSUE AT U MASS. IS
THIS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN
SEEING HERE IN CONNECTICUT? UM
BINGE DRINKING IS AN ISSUE IN A
PROBLEM ON ALL COLLEGE CAMPUSES
, BETTER EDUCATION AND
UNDERSTANDING CAN GO A LONG
WAYS. BUT I THINK PARTICULARLY
GROUPS OF STUDENTS WHO WORK WITH
OTHER STUDENTS TO FIND THINGS TO
DO THAT MAY NOT INVOLVE ALCOHOL
OR CAN CONTROL THE AMOUNT OF
ALCOHOL THAT'S ACTUALLY BEING
CONSUMED IS THE WAY TO GO. KIDS
LIKE TO BE TOGETHER. THEY LIKE
TO DO THINGS TOGETHER, AND
THERE'S PLENTY OF FUN, EXCITING,
INTERESTING. THINGS TO DO. IT
CAN INVOLVE ALCOHOL, BUT BUT
THIS TYPE OF EVENT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S CENTERS AROUND ALCOHOL AS
THE ACTUAL EVENT. AND LIKE YOU
MENTIONED THIS IS JUST REALLY A
NEW NAME FOR BINGE DRINKING THIS
PORK. SO WHILE A LOT OF PARENTS
HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT IT, THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE BEEN
DEALING WITH. POTENTIALLY WITH
THEIR KIDS. WHAT'S YOUR BEST BET
FOR MOMS AND DADS WATCHING RIGHT
NOW TO TRY AND LIMIT THE
CONSUMPTION AND LIMIT THE
DANGERS FOR THEIR CHILDREN? TALK
TO YOUR KIDS. LOOK FOR AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS TO COME UP.
IT'S HERE. IT'S IN THE NEWS. DO
YOU KNOW ANY KIDS THAT DO THAT
EXACT GO ON AT YOUR CAMPUS? HAS
ANYONE EVER OFFERED THAT TO YOU?
AND IF THEY DO TALK ABOUT IT
THAN THAT, I THINK I'D FOCUS ON
KEEPING THEM SAFE AND TALKING
ABOUT STRATEGIES. PLEASE DON'T
DRINK AND DRIVE. DON'T DO ENGAGE
IN DANGEROUS EVENTS. UM WHEN YOU
WHEN YOU ARE DRINKING AND HAVE
OTHER PEOPLE AROUND BUT THE
DIALOGUE IS WHAT'S IMPORTANT. WE
CARE ABOUT YOU. WE WANT YOU TO
MAKE GOOD DECISIONS, DECISIONS
AND WE REALLY WANT YOU TO THINK
ABOUT THE IMPACT ON YOUR BODY ON
YOUR BRAIN ON YOUR HEALTH AND ON
YOUR BEHAVIOR AND THAT'S THE
THING THAT THAT KIDS DON'T
REALLY THINK THAT MUCH ABOUT
WHEN THEY START TO ENGAGE IN
THESE HIGH INTENSITY DRINKING
ACTIVITIES. LOT OF GOOD ADVICE
ON A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC.
DOCTOR CRAIG ALAN WITH HARTFORD