Yesterday on Salon, Mary Elizabeth Williams blogged about how "Scoring with the drunk chick" scenes are on the rise in movies. Exhibit A: Observe and Report. Which got me thinking, at what point does the drunken sex scene stop being funny and actually become more like advocating risky behavior?

Far be it from me to judge other people's weekend rituals. Maybe having a few margaritas and getting it on with your partner, friend, acquaintance, or person you just met at the bar is how you like to spend your weekend. If so, more power to you. But recent research suggests support for at least one theme from Knocked Up--when you are drunk you may be less likely to talk about your contraceptive options and less likely to actually use contraception. And that is a problem.

Who says there's no good news in the economic downturn? A Washington Post article says previously free-spending young men are having to cut back on their efforts to buy women's attention with large infusions of cash. No more rounds of $15 martinis for said woman and her friends. No more Moet champagne, $250 dinners.

In other words, it's not as easy on the wallet to get a desirable woman smashed before taking her to bed. Too bad.

One guy said he is more likely to take his dates hiking now than to fancy restaurants. Gosh, they might even find they can have fun together sober.

Interestingly, another Post story is about the health risks for women who drink even a glass of alcohol a day. I wasn't particularly happy to hear that--but maybe not a bad thing for women to know when, instead of a round of Manhattans, their date orders a round of Budweisers.

This week MomLogic.com, a website community where Moms from all walks of life and in all stages of motherhood come together, launched the first of their three-part series on Spring Break and teens. Not surprisingly, what they found when they went on location at South Padre Island, TX was a variety of drunk, drunker, and drunkest kids - not all of whom were 21+ - reveling in the lack of parental authority.

On its face, Spring Break is a chance for kids to escape the pressure of school and spend a week relaxing on the beach. Dig a little deeper, as MomLogic did, and see that its become a weeklong binge of drugs, alcohol, and promiscuous and unsafe sex - all those things that make parents cringe in horror. Of course many teens and 20-somethings manage to have a Spring Break that balances fun and responsible behavior, but for every one of those young people are 10 who are busily engaged in the behaviors that MomLogic filmed.

Check out the first part of their three part series here (Spring Break Confessions), with Parts II and III being posted today and tomorrow.