Binge Drinking
To discuss binge drinking, you first need to know what binge drinking is, and it's definition. Binge drinking is when five ( for men ) and four (for women ) or more in a row with in a week. That doesn't sound so bad huh? But it is. In a recent study (1999) was conducted by Harvard University, it was found that 23% of the students were identified as binge drinkers. This has gone up from the 21% in 1997 and the 20% in 1993. (learning success p261) Typically most binge drinkers are white males under the legal drinking age. I found some good news in all of this study, the amount of students who decided to stay away from alcohol had gone up from 15% in 1993 to 19% in 1999. (Learning success p261) Now a lot of students don't think that this a problem, but it is. Students that binge drink are found to do much poorer in school than what they are capable of doing. Many times grades drop as low as a "D" from an "A", scary huh? Nearly two-thirds of the binge drinkers in college have been found to missed class. More than half forgot where they were and what they did. 41% engaged in unplanned sex, and 22% had unprotected sex. 23% got hurt. 22% damaged property. 11% got in trouble with police. (Learning success p261) Binge drin
Students only see the "fun" side to it and neglect to see the negative results it can have or lead to. It is very hard for the colleges to try and eliminate this kind of problem on college campuses for many reasons. One, it is impossible to cover a whole campus, even a small one, all at once. If they could, it would take a huge amount of man power. The biggest problem that makes it the hardest is the cheap and easily obtainable beer. This problem helps to fuel the binge drinking problem. The ease of getting alcohol is simple. The one that everyone knows, fake id's , is on a downfall. They are still used but not as much as they used to be. Under-aged students just ask students in college that are over the age of 21, or they ask their parents. It was quoted in an article in www.webmd.com that "You can binge more cheaply than you can go to a movie." That is pretty bad, I like movies. Www.webmd.com says that where a student lives also has a big influence on the drinking habits of students. Alcohol On College Campus's Alcohol is a huge problem on most college campus's. Twenty one may be the legal drinking age, but some how minors find a way to get a hold of alcohol. People as young as fifteen are able to get their hands on an alcoholic beverage. Alcohol is said to be the chosen drug among college students. College students have a tendency to drink more then the general population. So says a friend of mine that is in college right now. It is said that college students spend approximately $4.2 billion annually an alcohol. This money is spent on 430 gallons of alcoholic beverages, and 4 million cans of beer. The type of college, geographical location, the ethnic and gender makeup plays a role in the amount of drinking that occurs on campus. For example colleges with fraternities and sororities have higher statistics, this is because of their sponsored parties. They drink more often, which contributes to heavier drinking. Studies show that college students drink more when they are in a group, which speaks to peer influences. When it comes
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