Is it okay to binge drink occasionally? Frequent binge drinking is definitely bad for our health, but what harm is there in “letting fly” once a year? However binge drinking is likely to induce some short-term inflammation of the liver. If you binge drink and drive, you are putting your life and that of your passengers, fellow drivers and pedestrians at risk. If you rarely drink alcohol, you are likely to have a lower tolerance to the effects of a binge.

Source: The Irish Times November 30, 2025 13:30 UTC