People who drink with you may influence your drinking quantity

People who drink with you may influence your drinking quantity
A study has found that people's decisions on whether or not to drink more may be influenced a lot by their observation of others around them.

‘The study has important implication on how we might work to reduce excessive alcohol consumption. We could either work to reduce the number of very drunk people in a drinking environment, or we could increase the number of people who are sober,’ Moore said adding, ‘our theory predicts the latter approach would have greatest impact.’  For the study, the team tested the breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) of 1,862 individuals, selected from different social groups, who were on average 27-years-old.  The results, published in the journal BMC Public Health , showed that on average, people perceived themselves as moderately drunk and moderately at risk, although their BrAC exceeded standard drink driving limits (35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath).  Men on average had higher BrAC levels than women, the researchers concluded. (Read: 9 signs that a loved one might be an alcoholic)

Source: IANS

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