* I believe that when reading the title, date and place of publication I can safely say that this article is going to be about binge drinking among underage drinking at colleges. Also the issue of lowering the drinking age to under 21.…
Alcohol on American campuses has become a serious issue. In 2001, the total number of alcohol related deaths on college campuses was over 1700, while in 1998 the total was just less than 1600, and the number of students who reported that they had driven while intoxicated rose from 2.3 million to 2.8 million (Hingson 260). This statistic includes all college students, ages 18-24. That means some of the people involved in these incidents were underage. 1 out of every 4 students drinks at a binge level (Simons 24). This reflects the direction that the youth of America, as a whole, has taken. Part of the reason for this is that many college students do not know about the harmful effects of alcohol. They just don't know all the facts. Binge drinking has many harmful effects, both long term and short term, that all college students should know.…
Why should we care about college students drinking? According to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, about four out of five college students drink and half of those college students who drink, also consume alcohol through binge drinking. Drinking behavior The issue with college drinking is not necessarily the drinking itself, but the negative impact that results from the excessive drinking. 1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from alcohol-related unintentional injuries. We have to be realistic in the sense that we cannot solve the College Drinking epidemic but simply find ways to just reduce it. It is time to take action and offer solutions to help diminish the consequences that drinking has caused society.…
Alcohol is known to be a phenomenon on college campuses. For social reasons, students try to fit in with what the crowds do, in this case, drinking. Drinking alcohol in college is not only illegal but dangerous. The results of drinking, especially binge-drinking, is very dangerous for students and can result in many negative consequences. Alcohol use disorders are very common in people who binge drink alcohol. Drinking alcohol can lead to sexual assault on college campuses.…
This study has a big impact on the family studies and human services fields because binge drinking is a major problem on college campus’. College students tend to be less independent and thrive to fit in with a specific group, they tend to drink based on how much their peer appear to be drinking. This impacts the human services field because it requires them to figure out more programs that will be affective on school campus’ to decrease the over usage of…
It is five o 'clock on a Friday night and classes are over for the weekend. The options for this evening are the kegger down the street, drinking at the bonfire, or sneaking into a bar with a fake ID. This can be a normal weekend for an underage drinker. Underage alcohol consumption can be very common in the weekly routine for many students. There are many different types of drinkers and reasons for their drinking habits. Some people may drink for social reasons and others may have an alcohol problem. Underage alcohol consumption is serious among students in high school and college; it can cause health issues, and legal problems. Alcohol can be very addictive and excessive consumption could be detrimental to a person in numerous ways.…
On college campuses across America, the use of alcohol has been an topic in need of explanation for many years. The concept will be explaned with emphise on the negative effects of hooch. Alcohol in cardio-sport athletes is especially harmful. But at any rate the negative concepts apply to all student. Besides the fact that a large number of students are underage when they drink, alcohol can put students in dangerous situations and give them a headache long after the hangover is gone. The short and long term effects alcohol has can impair students physically and mentally, impacting their education and health.…
In addition to finances and working, many college students face problems with partying. Most freshman starting at universities are away from their home and parents for the first time. Often these students become heavily involved in drinking or drugs because they have no parental supervision. In the article “Drinking Deaths Draw Attention to Old Campus Problem”, Mindy Sink explains what underage drinking did to two teens in Colorado. The drinking led to death for these two college students. Sink is trying to get the word out about just how dangerous partying can be to college students. Drinking and partying too much can result in missing classes and ultimately result in receiving bad grades or…
“Heavy episodic drinking can result in myriad adverse consequences, such as accidents, sexual abuse, fighting, and even death.”( Merrill, J. E., Reid, A. E., Carey, M. P., & Carey, K. B. 2014) Also according to this article, “More than 30% of college women and 40% of college men report engaging in heavy episodic drinking”. Alcohol misuse in college students seem to be more common than most people think. College is very hard; many children seem to have problems of being independent and learning how to take care of themselves on their…
The most serious consequence of high-risk college drinking is death. The U.S. Department of Education has evidence that at least 84 college students have died since 1996 because of alcohol poisoning or related injuryand they believe the actual total is higher because of incomplete reporting. When alcohol-related traffic crashes and off-campus injuries are taken into consideration, it is estimated that over 1,400 college students die each year from alcohol-related unintentional injuries. Additionally, over 500,000 full-time students sustain nonfatal unintentional injuries, and 600,000 are hit or assaulted by another student who has been drinking. Administrators are well aware of the burden alcohol presents to the campus environment. In addition, the 1997, 1999, and 2001 Harvard surveys found that the majority of students living in dorms and Greek residences, who do not drink excessively, still experience day-to-day problems as a result of other students' misuse of alcohol. The prevalence of these "secondhand effects" varies across campuses according to how many students on the campus engage in high-risk drinking. Effects include interrupted study or sleep, need to care for a drunken student, insults or humiliation, serious arguments or quarrels, unwanted sexual advances, property…
Why do college students drink so much? This timeless fad has effected this generation in high percentages since the beginning of college education. Today in America it is estimated that approximately 29% of college students are regular alcohol abusers. Another recent study by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism performed showed that college students suffered 1,400 deaths, 70,000 date rapes and assaults, and 500,000 injuries each year as a result of alcohol. (McDonald) Although binge drinking (5+ drinks in one sitting) is considered a normal part of the college experience many factors contribute to whether or not an individual is more prone to be an abuser.…
Despite the increased efforts in raising awareness about alcohol abuse and its negative consequences, there seems to be very little improvement in the situation among university students. University students seem to have earned a reputation as heavy drinkers. Studies suggest that university students report higher levels of alcohol drinking in contrast with the non-students of the same age (Johnston et al., 1991). Inappropriate amounts of consumption and higher reports of binge drinking have become a major source of concern for the society. Binge drinking is drinking 5 or more drinks in a row for men and 4 drinks for women, at least once in the past 2 weeks. The present review of five studies made across developed countries, aims at understanding the motives, attitudes, demographic co-relatives and the influencing factors involved in drinking behaviour among university students and its effects on their lives. Five articles from various reputed journals were researched to study this phenomenon and understand it more profoundly. The studies used for the review were as follows…
While dangerous drinking concerns college health educators, administrators, and even some students and parents, most students (and their parents) consider drinking itself to be an integral part of college life. Because their perception is relative to those around them, students who drink dangerously often do not recognize that their drinking is problematic. Many of them think that no matter how much they drink; there are others who drink more.…
For example, numerous studies reveal that as binge drinking increases, a college student’s risk of experiencing adverse effects of alcohol use significantly increases. As an example, a recent study from Harvard revealed that students who binge one or two times during a 2-week period are nearly three times as likely as non–binge drinkers to experience a blackout, have unprotected or unplanned sex, destroy property, suffer an injury, do poorly in school, have a run-in with the police or drive after consuming alcohol.…
Nicole Gentile, Erika Librizzi, and Margaret Martinetti examined that college students ages 18-22 consume more alcohol that non-college attendees in the same age rang and thus, are at increased risk for demonstrating early signs of alcohol abuse and dependence during their college years (Johnston, O’ Malley, & Bachman, 2003). National survey indicates that, about 40% of U.S. college students report at most one episode of heavy drinking during a 2-week period and about 40% of students are considered binge drinkers. Alcohol-related accidents represent the leading cause of death in young adults. College drinking behaviors also affect and endanger other students. About 87% of college students claim that they have experienced some “second-hand effects” of heavy drinking, such as unwanted sexual advances, interrupted schoolwork and sleep, and being insulted and humiliated (DeJong & Langford, 2002: Ham & Hope, 2003).…