INTRODUCTIONThis survey compares the binge drinking habits of people of all ages in Wales and Scotland. I chose to compare Scotland and Wales because research has shown that Scotland is the worst country in the UK for binge drinking and my aim is to find out why. This survey aims to answer the following questions: • How big is the problem? Excessive alcohol consumption in Wales? • How much of a problem is excessive drinking in Scotland? • How is each country handling the problem? Definition of binge drinking (http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/facts/binge-drinking? gclid=CJ3qs5yG660CFQcNtAodQwIA4w)The National Health Service definition of binge drinking is "drinking a lot of alcohol in a short time and feel the effects of alcohol. This usually means double the amount considered healthy by the NHS. "The government advises people not to regularly drink more than the daily guidelines of 3-4 units of alcohol for men (the equivalent of a pint and a half of 4% beer) and 2-3 units of alcohol for women (equivalent to a 175 ml glass of wine). “Regularly” means drinking every day or almost every day of the week. Excessive alcohol consumption for men therefore consists of drinking more than 8 units. of alcohol, or about three pints of strong beer. For women, this means drinking more than 6 units of alcohol, or the equivalent of two large glasses of wine. However, for some people, the amount of. The alcohol they consume puts them at real risk of developing alcohol-related problems. These problems can be: • physical - such as heart disease • psychological - such as depression • social - such as domestic violence or. acts of violence.Alcohol consumption that can cause these types of problems is known as misalcohol..... . middle of paper ......the most important part because I found this part the most interesting. I also think I have chosen a very interesting subject for analysis. The main weaknesses were time management as I had difficulty convincing people to complete my questionnaires. I had trouble finding recent information and there were a lot of results from around 2004, so it took me longer to find recent information. Things I would do differently if I did my study again would be that I would use more diaries because there might be cases of captains who were put in place to reduce excessive drinking instead of using a lot of pages Internet as I found it. not all are accurate. If I were to do this study again, I might change my questionnaires to something simpler, because it seems people don't have a lot of knowledge about binge drinking and therefore can't answer my question effectively. quiz..