A Scary Pattern: Drinking Increases When Halloween Falls Closer to the Weekend

A Scary Pattern: Drinking Increases When Halloween Falls Closer to the Weekend

Spirits may be responsible for mayhem this All Hallows’ Eve, but they are likely to be of the man-made kind. Data on individuals monitored every 30 minutes for alcohol consumption shows drinking increases in general during Halloween, and that increase accelerates as the holiday falls closer to the weekend. Drinking violations for criminal offenders sentenced […]