More on binge drinking

What purpose does binge drinking serve? In the days of drovers they would be out on the track for months at the time and weren't allowed to drink but when they came into town they would have a huge binge to catch up on the all the alcohol they had missed. They said that they developed a powerful thirst after a long time. However, some people have binges every week these days. How does a person develop a powerful thirst in just a week? Binge drinking has nothing to do with developing a powerful thirst, it is all to do with forgetting. When a person is drunk they can't remember the pain of their circumstances and that feels good for a while. The need to forget is so pressing that they are willing to risk the consequences.