Researchers have found that heavy drinking six times a month could lower chances that a new college graduate will land a job by 10%. “Binge-drinking” is defined as ingesting four or more alcoholic drinks within two hours by a woman and five or more alcoholic drinks within two hours by a man. “Binge-drinking” is defined as ingesting four or more alcoholic drinks within two hours by a woman and five or more alcoholic drinks within two hours by a man, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in the US. The research found that a non-binge pattern of drinking does not adversely impact job search results unless and until their drinking reaches binge levels. Those students who drank heavily six times a month increased their unemployment probability to 10%,” Bamberger said.

Source: Hindustan Times September 21, 2017 09:45 UTC