‘You’re repulsive’: Limits to acceptable drunken comportment for young adults

Researchers have described a ‘culture of intoxication’ among young people. Yet drunkenness remains a socially risky practice with potential to evoke emotions of irritation and even disgust. We consider intoxicated practices that young adults in Melbourne, Australia, described as distasteful, to identify contemporary cultura l forces that constrain intoxication and limit how it is enacted.
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - Category: Addiction Authors: Source Type: research