Blarney Blowout lived up to its name this year, as ambulances from all around converged on UMass Amherst due to excessive alcohol consumption, which officials say may have been spurred by a TikTok …
Twenty-eight ambulances were called to the University of Massachusetts campus in Amherst amid reports of excessive drinking at an early St. Patrick’s Day party Saturday.
A borg – or “blackout rage gallon” – is a mixture of vodka, water and sports drink powder or caffeinated flavor drops that has become popular recently on campuses, having been touted on TikTok as a “hangover-proof” binge drinking method.
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