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A majority of people in the UK drink alcohol, but what actually makes you a binge drinker? According to the Government binge drinking is consuming alcohol over a short period of time just to become incapacitated or – to the rest of us non-politicians – drinking quickly to get ‘hammered’.

Alcohol can give us that little bit of Dutch courage, maybe to ask the girl you fancy to dance and trying your luck, but it can also ruin your night. As long as we learn from our mistakes we can’t go wrong – at least that’s the theory. But everyone has their dirty little secrets that all revolve around alcohol – I’ve certainly had my moments!

It’s common for young people to drink at the weekend for fun – whether that’s at a party or even just hanging out with friends – but there are usually repercussions and shameful incidents. I drink most weekends with my mates, so do we fall under the label binge drinkers?

I don’t drink just to get drunk, although of course it happen if I’m not careful! That’s been the case a few times, usually after stressful weeks. Everyone knows the feeling when they have a few drinks to be social and it can be fun. I have been in a few awkward moments when I’ve been with my mates drinking and singing rubbish songs that would never make Radio 1 but still, it’s a laugh when you belt out: “Show me the way to go home, I’m tired and I want to go to bed. I had a about an hour ago and it’s gone straight to my head!”

The newspapers and tabloids always seem to be telling us: “Don’t drink it’s destroying Britain and it’ll ruin your lives, blah, blah, blah.” But if you drink in moderation and responsibly then who really cares?

There are some serious repercussions that we need to care about. The NHS have stated, time and time again, that if you carry on drinking alcohol in large volumes then you can be affected by liver failure, heart attacks, mouth and/or throat cancer, mental illness (including depression) – and it can even harm your fertility!

Also, according to a recent BBC News article, almost half (47%) of violent attacks are linked to alcohol, including an estimated 40% of A&E admissions – which costs us all a lot of money in terms of the NHS.

So ask yourself, what’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever done when drunk? Here’s a truly disgusting but hilarious confession of a drunk.

“One night I consumed a lot of Irish mist. When I get drunk I become a bit aggressive, so I decided to take my anger out on a dog bin. I angered myself up that much my foot went through it, and I lost my shoe in the bin. To get my shoe back, I had to open it and put my hand in a pile of sh*t. I had sh*t on my hand and thought it was the BBQ sauce I had for dinner earlier that night, and licked it off.”

That’s enough to put me of drinking for a long time.

For more cringe-worthy confessions, head over to www.drunkconfessions.com

MORE: www.drinkaware.co.uk