Health experts have issued a warning on the dangerous BORG - also known as “blackout rage gallons” - drinking trend popularised by Gen Z college students.
According to the National Capital Poison Center, BORG drinking typically takes place at day parties, popularly known as “darties,” with participants carrying around a gallon-sized plastic jug that has a powerful alcoholic concoction inside.
Consisting of vodka or some other distilled alcohol as well as water, a flavor enhancer, and an electrolyte powder or drink, there’s usually far more alcohol in the jugs than the other ingredients, so much so that experts have dubbed it “life-threatening.”
“Drinking one can lead to potentially life-threatening consumption and alcohol poisoning,” Stanford psychiatry and addiction medicine professor Dr Anna Lembke explained to CNN.
Unlike its long-reigning jungle juice counterpart, usually a party-sized mix meant for all, BORGs are meant for personal use. However, the end goal is ultimately the same - to get you extremely drunk.
“A BORG often contains a fifth [25.6 fluid ounces or 3.2 cups] of vodka or other hard alcohol, which is about 17 standard drinks, which is a massive amount of alcohol.”
Dr Lembke credits BORG drinking’s rise with “social contagion,” made all the worse by the omnipresence of social media like TikTok.........