... This is thought to account for 40% of all men's drinking sessions. (Press Association) People who binge drink could be causing rapid damage to their brain cells. Originally it was thought that damage to the brain (Neurodegeneration) was caused not while drunk, but over a longer period when the brain had to cope with alcohol withdrawal. Recent, but unconfirmed research, suggests that degeneration after a couple of days of heavy intoxication might translate to someone who is not a chronic alcohol abuser. Andrew McNeill, co-director of the Institute of Alcohol Studies, told BBC News Online that many people were still unaware of the potential damage of alcohol. 'People still think that alcohol damage only affects middle-aged people when their liver drops out. The fact that it can also cause brain damage, and that you don't have to be an alcoholic for this to happen is not something that people fully ...

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