Word: drinkingness
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Not the kind of place where any self-respecting Muslim would normally be found. But on this occasion, drably dressed, bearded Muslim men rubbed shoulders with stylish women in revealing outfits, the latter drinking plenty of alcohol. Meanwhile, Muslim women wearing long, shapeless dresses and head-scarves stood around in...
But Travia emphasized that “the message isn’t really one of abstinence and prohibition, but how to reduce high-risk drinking.”
For example, he said that grant money could be used for water, Gatorade, and other options “for the folks that choose not to drink, or for the people who are drinking to pace themselves [and] to keep hydrated.”
Tao said that using the grant money to provide food will also promote eating while drinking, an effective method to mitigate the effects of alcohol.
Last Friday, the Massachusetts Governor’s Highway Safety Bureau gave $40,000 to be split among Harvard University, MIT, and the Cambridge License Commission to help reduce high-risk and underage drinking, according to Director of the Office of Alcohol & Other Drug Services Ryan Travia.