Drinking Games: Binge Drinking Alcohol in Disguise

DRINKING GAMES: BINGE DRINKING IN DISGUISE Drinking games may seem harmless, fun and exciting, but what if you called them binge drinking? O Binge drinking is defined as about 5 drinks for a man or 4 drinks for a woman in a 2-hour period. Most drinking games focus on VOLUME of drinks in a short time span and it doesn't take much of a competitive spirit to turn an evening's fun into a binge drinking tragedy. Among Adults Among Underage Drinkers Binge Drinking is the most common pattern of excessive alcohol use in the 50% 90% Underage Drinkers Binge Drink United States. of alcohol is consumed via binge drinking. 10 Popular Drinking Games The rules may vary slightly, but they all end up the same way. Someone drunk is considered the winner. EDWARD 40 HANDS This game requires duct tape and two 40-oz bottles of beer or malt liquor per person. A bottle is taped to each hand. ACROSS THE BRIDGE Ten cards are placed face down and the first player flips the first card of the "card bridge" over. If the card is between 2 and 10, then the player is safe and can flip another card over. If a player flips over an ace or face card, the player must drink and add cards to the bridge. The player who flips over the last card in the bridge wins. QUARTERS Competitors sit around a table and take turns bouncing a quarter off the table into a shot glass. If the shooter misses he or she has to drink. If the quarter goes into the glass the shooter chooses someone else to drink. POWER HOUR BOXING Two players sit opposite of each other while two others are their "corner men." The person with the low roll drinks a shot. The corner man fills the empty shot glass as quickly as possible and the players roll again. The players play 3-minute rounds with a 30-second rest between rounds. Play continues until someone admits defeat or has to use the restroom. The object is to take a shot of beer every minute for an entire hour. BEER PONG You will need one ping pong ball and 12 cups of beer. Arrange 6 cups of beer on each side of a table in a triangle. Divide yourselves into two teams. Each player tries to throw the ping pong ball into the other team's cups. If it lands inside a cup, the opposing team must drink the beer immediately. The team that makes its opponents drink all their beers wins. BEER CHECKERS FLIP CUP Relay race played with two teams and red plastic party cups. Each person must drink the contents of their cup and flip the cup from the edge of the table to the upside-down position before the next team member begins drinking. Play the game of checkers with shot glasses filled with beer, when your shot glass is jumped, you must drink the contents. If it was... DRINK! DRINK! WORD DRINKING GAME Drink! The game is played by someone thinking of a word that's prohibited to say and whoever says it has to take a drink. ANCHOR MAN This game is played with two teams and a pitcher of beer. Each team alternates in play by trying to bounce the quarter into the pitcher. The team that gets the quarter in the pitcher chooses the person to be the "anchor" for the losing team. This team then must pass the pitcher around, each taking a drink from the pitcher. The anchor must go last and finish off the remaining beer. DANGERS OF DRINKING GAMES Alcohol Poisoning SIGNS OF ALCOHOL POISONING Mental confusion, stupor, or inability to rouse Slow breathing (fewer than 8 breaths per minute) someone Vomiting Irregular breathing (10 seconds or more between breaths) Seizures Pale or bluish skin Hypothermia (low body temperature) WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I SUSPECT SOMEONE HAS ALCOHOL POISONING? Know the danger signals. Don't wait for all symptoms to be present. • Be aware that a person who has passed out may die. Don't leave an intoxicated person alone, especially in a strange place or deserted area (e.g., in woods, near water). If there is any suspicion of an alcohol overdose, call 911 for help. Don't try to guess the level of drunkenness. WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF ALCOHOL POISONING GOES UNTREATED? Victim chokes on his or her own vomit. Breathing slows, becomes irregular, or stops. Heart beats irregularly or stops. Hypothermia (low body temperature). • Hypoglycemia (too little blood sugar) leads to seizures. Untreated severe dehydration from vomiting can cause seizures, permanent brain damage or death. Sources: http://www.ncada-stl.org/factsheets/acohol_poisoning.pdf RCx http://www.cdc.gow/alooholitact-sheets/binge-drinking htm Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinguency Prevention. Drinking in America: Myths, Realities, and Prevention Policy PDF-1.08MB). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2005. Recovery Connection www.recoveryconnection.org •.• • .. DRINKING GAMES: BINGE DRINKING IN DISGUISE Drinking games may seem harmless, fun and exciting, but what if you called them binge drinking? O Binge drinking is defined as about 5 drinks for a man or 4 drinks for a woman in a 2-hour period. Most drinking games focus on VOLUME of drinks in a short time span and it doesn't take much of a competitive spirit to turn an evening's fun into a binge drinking tragedy. Among Adults Among Underage Drinkers Binge Drinking is the most common pattern of excessive alcohol use in the 50% 90% Underage Drinkers Binge Drink United States. of alcohol is consumed via binge drinking. 10 Popular Drinking Games The rules may vary slightly, but they all end up the same way. Someone drunk is considered the winner. EDWARD 40 HANDS This game requires duct tape and two 40-oz bottles of beer or malt liquor per person. A bottle is taped to each hand. ACROSS THE BRIDGE Ten cards are placed face down and the first player flips the first card of the "card bridge" over. If the card is between 2 and 10, then the player is safe and can flip another card over. If a player flips over an ace or face card, the player must drink and add cards to the bridge. The player who flips over the last card in the bridge wins. QUARTERS Competitors sit around a table and take turns bouncing a quarter off the table into a shot glass. If the shooter misses he or she has to drink. If the quarter goes into the glass the shooter chooses someone else to drink. POWER HOUR BOXING Two players sit opposite of each other while two others are their "corner men." The person with the low roll drinks a shot. The corner man fills the empty shot glass as quickly as possible and the players roll again. The players play 3-minute rounds with a 30-second rest between rounds. Play continues until someone admits defeat or has to use the restroom. The object is to take a shot of beer every minute for an entire hour. BEER PONG You will need one ping pong ball and 12 cups of beer. Arrange 6 cups of beer on each side of a table in a triangle. Divide yourselves into two teams. Each player tries to throw the ping pong ball into the other team's cups. If it lands inside a cup, the opposing team must drink the beer immediately. The team that makes its opponents drink all their beers wins. BEER CHECKERS FLIP CUP Relay race played with two teams and red plastic party cups. Each person must drink the contents of their cup and flip the cup from the edge of the table to the upside-down position before the next team member begins drinking. Play the game of checkers with shot glasses filled with beer, when your shot glass is jumped, you must drink the contents. If it was... DRINK! DRINK! WORD DRINKING GAME Drink! The game is played by someone thinking of a word that's prohibited to say and whoever says it has to take a drink. ANCHOR MAN This game is played with two teams and a pitcher of beer. Each team alternates in play by trying to bounce the quarter into the pitcher. The team that gets the quarter in the pitcher chooses the person to be the "anchor" for the losing team. This team then must pass the pitcher around, each taking a drink from the pitcher. The anchor must go last and finish off the remaining beer. DANGERS OF DRINKING GAMES Alcohol Poisoning SIGNS OF ALCOHOL POISONING Mental confusion, stupor, or inability to rouse Slow breathing (fewer than 8 breaths per minute) someone Vomiting Irregular breathing (10 seconds or more between breaths) Seizures Pale or bluish skin Hypothermia (low body temperature) WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I SUSPECT SOMEONE HAS ALCOHOL POISONING? Know the danger signals. Don't wait for all symptoms to be present. • Be aware that a person who has passed out may die. Don't leave an intoxicated person alone, especially in a strange place or deserted area (e.g., in woods, near water). If there is any suspicion of an alcohol overdose, call 911 for help. Don't try to guess the level of drunkenness. WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF ALCOHOL POISONING GOES UNTREATED? Victim chokes on his or her own vomit. Breathing slows, becomes irregular, or stops. Heart beats irregularly or stops. Hypothermia (low body temperature). • Hypoglycemia (too little blood sugar) leads to seizures. Untreated severe dehydration from vomiting can cause seizures, permanent brain damage or death. Sources: http://www.ncada-stl.org/factsheets/acohol_poisoning.pdf RCx http://www.cdc.gow/alooholitact-sheets/binge-drinking htm Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinguency Prevention. Drinking in America: Myths, Realities, and Prevention Policy PDF-1.08MB). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2005. Recovery Connection www.recoveryconnection.org •.• • ..