"Power Hour" - First Time Binge Drinking in College Students Leads To Death

The tradition is called "power hour," or "21 drinks for one hour when you are 21".

College students go to the bar at midnight on their 21st birthday, and they turn 21 shots until the bar closes at 1 AM. An old tradition or a deadly ritual? Read the the NYTimes article Drinking Game Can Be a Deadly Rite of Passage -03/05.

This is a timely reminder on St. Patrick's day today - if you drink, do it responsibly and only in moderation.

Further reading:
The Consequences of Drinking Tourism. Gadling.com.
Which Country Drinks the Most? Gadling.com, 2007.
Rethinking Drinking - NIH interactive website