You’ll never guess what excessive drinking leads to

On just the second day of the year, I believe we’ve already found the Least Surprising Study of the year.

Researchers report that alcohol consumption leads to unsafe sex.

Hmmm…hasn’t this issue already been thoroughly researched? Like…every night since about 3,000 B.C.?

For the research team at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Ontario, Canada, this study was designed to give insight into ways to prevent HIV transmission.

They started with this question: Is unsafe sex actually linked with alcohol use, or does a certain type of personality seek out risky behavior, which includes overindulgence of alcohol and unprotected sex?

After conducting 12 experiments (Really? It took 12 tries!?), the Ontario team found that as drinking increased, risk of unsafe sex increased as well.

One researcher told HealthDay News: “Most. Fun. Study. EVER!”

No. Just kidding. Nobody said that. But I assume that thought crossed the mind of every one of the researchers at some point.

Sources:
“Too Much Alcohol Linked to Unsafe Sex, Study Confirms” HealthDay News, 12/12/11, consumer.healthday.com