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NY Post
New York Post
7 Mar 2023


NextImg:Dozens of UMass students in hosp over dangerous ‘borg’  TikTok booze trend

Dozens of students at the University of Massachusetts were hospitalized over the weekend after participating in a dangerous binge-drinking trend involving “blackout rage gallons” dubbed “borgs.”

Twenty-eight ambulances had to be called — so many that neighboring towns had to send their emergency vehicles, too — as the students participated in what’s known as an annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration called “Blarney Blowout” at the Amherst school.

Hordes of students gathered in the snow during the festivities with borgs — or plastic gallon jugs filled with a mixture of alcohol, electrolytes, flavoring and water.

The destructive trend has become popular on TikTok among college-aged users, who claim the borg mixture keeps you hydrated as you binge-drink.

Twenty-eight ambulances had to be called as students guzzled gallons of alcohol mixtures.
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"blackout rage gallons" or "borgs"

“Blackout rage gallons,” or “borgs,” have become popular through TikTok.
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Crowds of students drinking from the plastic gallon jugs could be seen throughout the off-campus party.
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While the addition of water and electrolytes to the drink helps slow down alcohol consumption and reduces hangovers, the sheer size of the container encourages dangerous binge drinking.

Some borg recipes call for a fifth of alcohol, which equals about 16 drinks, said Nicole Barr, an official with the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Abrons Student Health Center, to CBS News.

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So many ambulances were needed that other towns’ vehicles were required to step in.
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Students gave their “borgs” nicknames such as Soulja Borg.
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Several videos shared on TikTok showing the students drinking borgs have gone viral, including one where a student asks their peers what they nicknamed their borg.

The video, which has amassed 2 million views, features borgs with nicknames including “Soulja Borg,” “Justin Borgber” and “Certified Lover Borg.”

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UMass officials say this is the first time they’ve seen the concerning trend at off-campus parties.
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The university said it will reassess the school’s current alcohol education program as a result of this past weekend’s activities.
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None of the cases of alcohol poisoning were life-threatening, the Amherst Fire Department said.

Two people were arrested for underage drinking, UMass police reported.

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Two underage students were arrested during the party.
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Students are already required to take an alcohol education course at UMass Amherst, according to the university’s website.
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In a statement, the university said it will assess this weekend’s events and take necessary steps to improve alcohol education.

Incoming students are already required to take an alcohol education course that teaches the dangers of binge drinking, according to the UMass Amherst website.

With Post wires