How Missoulians cure a hangover. Gatorade and Excedrin on a work/school day. Bloody Marys if it's a non work/school day. Because you know what we say in Montana, you can't get hungover if you don't stop drinking.
Despite it being New Year’s Eve, it was a pretty quiet night. Montana Highway Patrol was pleased to not have a lot of drunk drivers out on the road.
New Year's Eve should be a big party, lots of celebration, and preparing for another great year. Most NYE parties will contain lots of party hats, noise makers, and tons of alcohol. There is nothing wrong with some alcohol of course in moderation...
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After late night television host David Letterman cited a Center for Disease Control survey listing Missoula as one of the top ten cities for binge drinking, many have been wondering what types of studies have actually been done in Missoula on the matter.
How much does Montana drink? A lot. No surprise. Clearly this is nothing new. Just step out onto the busy streets of downtown Billings near last call on any given weekend to catch the scent of alcohol, sweat and regret. What may surprise you? The fact that this Montana town drinks enough to get hungover THE MOST. More than most other cities in America.
Here's proof.
This seems like something that would happen in Montana. I’m sure it probably has. Recently, a Colorado man lost his driver’s license so he decided to ride his horse to his brother’s wedding in Utah, 600 miles away. Since it’s not like he could just take the chance and drive his car without his license. No, the only option he had was to ride his horse across two states.
According to Men's Health magazine, the drunkest city in America is Fresno, California. The least drunkest? Boston. Taking into consideration the data of DUI arrests, severity of DUI penalties, death rates from alcohol-induced liver disease, the number alcohol-induced car crashes, and frequency of binge drinking, seen below is the full list which also includes one very familiar Montana town.
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We can hold the ones who drink and drive responsible, send them to jail, pay fines and take away their license. But by then it may be too late.
We can preach to the party-goers who are 21 and older to party responsibly, and to always bring along a designated driver. But by then, they are already set in their ways.
It seems that by the time people are old enough to drink they have this false sense