We had a binge drinking incident in our neighborhood last summer. While their parents were nearby at a friend's house, two 14-year-old boys drank themselves silly. When one of passed out on the street while he was vomiting, the other kid at least had the presence of mind to run to a neighbor's house to call 911. The kid could've died! Unfortunately, his father is an alcoholic so the tendency is in his genes. Because my girls know these boys, we talked about the incident. You can die from alcohol poisoning. I don't remember ever hearing about anybody dying from drinking too much when I was a kid but you certainly hear about it now.