Binge drinking is a major problem especially in Colleges and Universities. Government statistics show that about 50% of the population consume alcohol. Of these, 1/5 are binge drinkers and 1/7 are heavy drinkers. Approximately 17 million people in the United States are heavy drinkers. According to the CDC, alcohol is responsible for 75,000 deaths each year; 35,000 from medical illnesses like cirrhosis and cancer, and 40,000 from motor vehicle and other accidents.
Here is an herb that might help this problem. Researchers at Harvard studied the effects of the Chinese herb Kudzu on the rate and amount of drinking. Volunteers were put in a room with a TV, couch, refrigerator, their favorite beer, and other non-alcoholic drinks. They could drink up to 6 drinks in the first session. They then took the isoflavone puerarin from the kudzu or a placebo for one week. The session with the TV and beer was then repeated. The volunteers that received the puerarin drank fewer beers and drank at a slower pace than those who had placebo. This is and exciting finding and may prove to be a natural therapy to curb binge drinking in the future. This may also be a way to get rid of the Kudzu problem in the southern United States. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245642.php
