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10/13/2005: "NORWEGIANS REGRET DRUNKEN SEX"

Who doesn't? From Aftenposten...

The new survey was carried out by MMI (Market and Media Institute) for the Directorate for Health and Social Affairs.

According to the study 24 percent of all Norwegians over the age of 20 regret having had sex under the influence of alcohol. In the age group 20-34 one out of three wake up wishing they hadn't mixed sex and drink.

"These figures are very high and show that alcohol can have serious, damaging effects. One thing is the emotional aspect, the other is the risk of unwanted pregnancies and venereal diseases," Directorate for Health and Social Affairs section head Jens Guslund told newspaper VG.

Another statistic that emerged was that fully two-thirds of the women interviewed said they were subjected to unwanted sexual attentions from drunks.

Sexologist Gro Isachsen believes that one of the main reasons people regret having sex while drunk is that the conditions to make the act a failure.