[1] The drink has been touted as a hangover remedy and a harm reduction strategy, supposedly counteracting the effects of alcohol with water and electrolytes, but these claims are not grounded in scientific evidence.

[3][4][11] The drink's popularity grew throughout the following few years, largely due to video trends on TikTok in which drinkers shared recipes and punny nicknames for their borgs.

Many experts have warned that a borg's typical fifth of vodka, equivalent to roughly 16 shots, is dangerous for one person to consume, even when mixed with other ingredients or spread out over a full day.

[16] Boston University health law professor David Jernigan noted that the borg does not "meaningfully reduce the risks of drinking," including alcoholic liver disease.

[8] Gus Colangelo, an Emergency Medicine Physician at Tufts Medical Center, asserted borgs are even more dangerous than traditional alcoholic beverages, calling them a method of "uncontrolled drinking.