In addition to hampering academic excellence, binge drinking also inhibits ethical development by
focusing heavy drinkers inwards, on private self - indulgence, rather than outwards to service of others.
After an 11 - minute training session and encouragement to continue practising mindfulness — which involves
focusing on what's happening in the present moment —
heavy drinkers drank less over the next week than people who were taught relaxation techniques, according to the study published in the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology.