James Bond has a drinking problem? study says YES.

[DAB]

https://www.foxnews.com/health/james...earchers-argue

He’s blowing well over a 0.07.

Martini-loving spy James Bond has a severe drinking problem and should seek help, researchers argue in a new paper titled “License to Swill.”

“There is strong and consistent evidence that James Bond has a chronic alcohol consumption problem at the ‘severe’ end of the spectrum,” wrote the researchers from the University of Otago in New Zealand in the paper published Monday in the Medical Journal of Australia.

During his six decades on screen, a drink touched the secret agent’s lips 109 times at an average of 4.5 times per movie, the researchers found.

The dashing spook’s biggest binge was in 2008’s “Quantum of Solace,” where he downed six of his signature Vesper Martinis.

This feat would put his blood alcohol level at 0.36, researchers estimated — well into the range that can be fatal.

When he drinks, Bond engages in risky behavior like having sex with enemies — “sometimes with guns or knives in the bed,” researchers wrote in the study.

He’s also prone to brawls, car chases, high-stakes gambling and operating complex machinery — like the nuclear technology in 1962’s “Dr. No,” they found.

Bond might be both shaken and stirred by the findings that he satisfies at least six of the 11 criteria for an alcohol use disorder.

The authors suggested that Bond’s workplace, MI6, should become “a responsible employer” and offer the secret agent support services and “change its own workplace drinking culture.”

“Further, MI6 management needs to redefine Bond’s job to reduce his stress levels. More field support and a stronger team approach are needed so that his duties do not weigh as heavily upon him,” the researchers said.

The article won first prize in the Medical Journal of Australia’s Christmas competition, where researchers submit quirky studies.

psst...guys....James Bond is a work of fiction. he isn't real. he doesn't exist. but he thanks you for your concern.

don't these researchers have something better to do?

[StaticCling]

Well DUH. Ever read any of the books by Fleming? Bond was in severe grief and depressed over the death of his wife..He was also a heavy drinking chainsmoker AND a womanizer.

[DAB]

and a well trained killer.

[99 pewtercoupe]

These movies do not take place in “real time “. The story unfolds over a period of time so the drinks would be consumed over a period of days or even weeks.

Some of the eggheads need to get a grip

Cheers!

[stingraymyway]

It's all in the script.

[Sea Six]

Originally Posted by DAB

and a well trained killer.

And a double-naught SPY!

[Millenium Vette]

And here I was thinking all these years that researchers have no sense of humor.....

[Datawiz]

I'm shaking.

but not stirred.

[VITE1]

Anyone who has read the books know that 007 was in a great deal of pain due to his profession. Murdering people takes it toll on your soul no matter how righteous the killing.