The Big Question in the Independent today concerns the perennial concerns over the economic and social fall out from binge drinking notably among adolescents which is said by senior police officers to have reached “epidemic proportions.” What is binge drinking? Apparently it is five or more drinks in one session for men and four or more drinks for women. Of course that depends on how one defines a ‘session’! I produced a powerpoint presentation on alcohol and de-merit goods a year or so ago and it is available in streamed format here. This BBC news av clip is also useful perhaps as an introduction to a lesson on the social consequences of binge drinking among the young.