What is BORG drinking, and why is it a dangerous trend? An expert explains – CTV
May 20, 2024
If you’ve been to a party lately and haven’t seen someone drinking a BORG, you’re likely not partying with college students.
And if you have no idea what that sentence even means, you’re probably not a member of Generation Z.
The acronym BORG stands for “blackout rage gallon,” according to the National Capital Poison Center in Washington, DC. The term refers to a concoction often prepared in a gallon-size plastic jug that typically contains vodka or other distilled alcohol, water, a flavour enhancer and an electrolyte powder or drink. BORGs are often drunk at outside day parties, otherwise known as darties.
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There’s so much alcohol in a BORG that “drinking one can lead to potentially life-threatening consumption and alcohol poisoning,” said Dr. Anna Lembke, a professor of psychiatry and addiction medicine at Stanford University in California.
