United States college campuses about 1,400 college student deaths occur due to alcohol related-causes, and there are 500,000 unintentional injuries, including 600,000 assaults and rape. Throughout the nation, alcohol consumption has been a health and educational concern. Why do college students drink alcohol? It can be curiosity, the thought that alcohol can reduce academic stress or just to have fun and relax. Excessive drinking has brought negative consequences to college students causing
2014 Formal Assignment 2 In “Curbing College drinking starts with a change of attitude,” Sara Fritz explains that college drinking is a serious problem. Empowerment is an essential tool for college students, parents, and authorities to fight against alcohol abuse. The over consumption of alcohol has become a cancer. For example, over a million young adults has died every year as consequence of alcohol. Students don't understand how dangerous excessive drinking can be. When parents try to explain
College Drinking Before coming to college I heard that college drinking was a must and it was something that occurred every weekend for virtually everyone at the college. Drinking was a three day weekend ordeal, not just Friday and Saturday but Thursday too which I thought was a little insane because a lot of kids have class on Fridays but I guess that doesn’t stop them. Here at MSUM, I expected there to be a lot of parties on the weekend but my time here has lead me to believe different but I
College Binge Drinking Who binges? About 44 percent of U.S. college students engage in binge drinking: 51 percent ol men drink five or more drinks in a row and 40 percent of women do so. Students ntoie likely to binge are white, age 23 or younger, and residents of a fraternity or sorority. If they were binge drinkers in high school, they are three times more likely to binge in college. The proportion of students who binge drink is nearly uniform acmss freshman to senior years. Almost one in four
The start of college is very exciting and scary at the same time for both parents and their children. Entering college and leaving the nest is a huge deal. To become independent and carefree, the ability to do new things, make new friends, changes the world. It’s all exhilarating. However, there’s a pandemic affecting college campuses in today’s society. Its takes over students like the plague; it affects their dreams, their expectations, and will follow them for the rest of their lives even beyond
Scott Trumbo English 2000 11 October 2013 New Age, Same Results By definition, binge drinking is “the consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period of time” (Oxford English Dictionary). Binge drinking has been an epidemic present in our youth for years, and our current generation is no exception. From college parties to spring break, alcohol is constantly present. For most college students, the first freedom they will experience is that of going to their first big party or
College Binge Drinking College is a time of discovery and learning. It is a time when students develop new ideas and form new habits. One of these habits is drinking binge drinking. College students in fact drink more than their peers who are not in college (Wechsler 987). Problems arising from college drinking have risen proportionally by 7% since 1998 (Hingson 15). There is an estimated "over 1,400 student deaths, 500,000 injuries, and 600,000 assaults annually associated with excessive
Troubling Causes of Binge Drinking in College Binge drinking in college students has always been an issue and the contributing factors include: college students feeling that drinking large amounts of alcohol makes them socially acceptable amongst their peers and in turn makes them happier students, alcohol is more accessible on college campuses, and the stress of academic failure. Unfortunately those same college students do not recognize that binge drinking ends up affecting their grade point
Drinking on College Campuses Beer bongs, keg stands, and a million new drinks to discover, these are what college is all about. First-year students are introduced to a whole new world of parties that last until three a.m. and drinking beer for the usual breakfast. The week consists of concentrating on school for about four days of the week and partying three days. The money that was supposed to go towards books and gas to get home has been hoarded for the latest beer run or was used to get into
Plans to Eliminate College Binge Drinking Nearly half of today’s college student population is stumbling through the college years due to binge drinking. Binge drinking on college campuses isn’t just an issue of public health, but it’s one of self-interest. Failure to act in the face of foreseeable harm places schools at risk for damaging their academic reputations and liability lawsuits in millions of dollars. Also, students experience a wide variety of alcohol related problems including hangovers