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Binge Drinking:
A College Tradition
Binge Drinking
Binge drinking is defined as having 5 or more drinks in a row for males and 4 or more for females.
College campuses are effected the most by binge drinking.
Fraternities and Sororities often promote binge drinking
as fun and exciting.
Numerous campuses have dry fraternities and sororities
to help fight their drinking problems, but many still engage in harmful drinking habits.
Other programs have been implemented around the country to try to curb binge drinking.
binge drinking: National Averages
Alcohol is a factor in 50-60% of student suicides.
Almost 50% of college students binge drink.
binge drinking: More National averages
30% of male college athletes and 25% of female college athletes binge drink 3 or more times in a 2 week period.
Private college binge drinking statistics are higher than the national average.
Are you a problem drinker?
Here are some questions to ask yourself to find out if you or someone you know has a drinking problem.
If you answered yes to one of these questions, that should serve as a warning sign.
If you answered yes to three or more of these questions, then you are using alcohol in a harmful way. You should change your drinking habits or seek professional help.
Here are some T
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P
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on how to drink responsibly
Limit the number of drinks that you have in a short period of time
Dilute your drinks
Don’t play drinking games or take shots of hard liquor
Don’t drink without eating first
Alternate alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic ones
Try not to drink “spiked” punch or other drinks with unknown amounts of alcohol
Don’t mix alcohol and other drugs; it increases the affects of both
Binge Drinking is an epidemic in our country
and it is up to our generation to stop it.
References:
Nelson, T., Wechsler H. (2001). Alcohol and College Athletes. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 33(1), 43-47.
Youth and Alcohol: Selected reports to the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Education. (1993) PH334
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