I feel that binge drinking happens a lot because of society and trying to fit in with peers. I know that people can drink responsibly, mostly everyone but there is a few that just want to get wasted. Parties or going out with friends is when binge drinking happens a lot because people like to take shots and they measure their fun with how drunk they can get. Like you mention this is when people start to make the wrong decision that can impact their life’s…
Binge Drinking is seen as drinking alcohol, just to get drunk, and without a specific purpose. It is also seen as drinking multiple shots per hour.…
Overall, any benefit or joy alcohol can bring is minimal compared to the greater harms alcohol causes. Although alcohol is harmful to everyone, alcohol harms adolescents much more than older adults. One's brain does not complete development until the age of 25. This time marks a critical period for neurodevelopment. The mind has not fully formed its critical and rational thinking abilities. [1] Studies show that alcohol is deterrent to the process [2] Not only does alcohol consumption affect the brain, it also affects female maturation and reproduction abilities during adolescents [3]. Not only that, but because of an adolescents inability to rationally think or make good judgments, they are more likely to binge drink or engage in heavy alcohol consumption than any other group[4], an action that has obvious negative health effects include liver and brain problems. Many suicides, homicides, motor vehicle accidents and accidental falls are alcohol related [5]. Homicide suicide and accidents are the three leading causes of death among teens. [6] It is unnecessary that alcohol causes the deaths and harmful effects of hundreds of thousands of…
First off, we need to know the definition of binge drinking. Binge drinking is defined as having five or more drinks for men, and for or more drinks for women (Jennison 660). After putting these numbers in a blood alcohol estimator, the average male, about 165 lbs, would have a BAC of approximately .09. This is legally intoxicated in all states. These numbers were achieved using beer as the type of alcohol. Had it been hard liquor, the number would have been higher. At this level of intoxication, all motor skills and judgment are affected adversely, leading to bad decisions as well as the physical inability to handle oneself.…
Binge drinking on college campuses affects more than just those that are doing it-teachers, parents and the quality of campus life all suffer when the problem gets out of hand. Putting an end to binge drinking is not easy but it is possible with the right initiatives.…
* Many consequences of binge drinking include the number of violent attacks in the street, the number of deaths on our roads due to drink driving, the number of teenage girls falling pregnant from drunken one night stands, and violent abuse at home.…
a recent survey reports, alcohol use is highest among 18 to 20 year olds who…
Since 1984, the minimum legal drinking age has been twenty-one (Fact Sheets - Age 21). Many people have been debating whether or not that age should be lowered, especially people with ties to colleges or students in college. These people believe that if the age were lowered, the problem with binge drinking in college students would be solved. Despite what many people may think, lowering the drinking age will most likely not solve the problem of binge drinking among college students. Instead of solving the problem of binge drinking, problems would be created that were not realized before.…
Binge drinking is defined as “drinking so that you can intentionally get drunk” (Youth Central, n.d.), or “more than 4 standard drinks per night” (Virtual Medial Centre, 2008). People normally consume excessive alcohol to socialise, relax, celebrate and gain confidence (Virtual Medical Centre, 2008). Causes specific to adolescents include peer pressure and desire for independence. However, binge drinking can result in extreme consequences. According to the Australian Department of Health, “young people aged between 15 and 24 years account for 52% of all alcohol-related serious injuries” (Department of Health, 2000). As a result, the National Binge Drinking Campaign was launched, focusing on the short-term risks of binge drinking concerning younger Australians, which include injuries, accidents, violence, assaults and unplanned pregnancy. The campaign relied on mass media such as television, radio, and print media (Dietze, Gold, Sacks-Davis, Stoové, Vally & Hellard, 2011). The National Binge Drinking Campaign was not effective. This is because it used mass media advertising, which is more successful when the target audience is less specific (Le, 2012). The campaign would have been more effective if it utilised widely used social media platforms like Instagram and Snapchat.…
On the first day of school many high school seniors are asked what are they looking forward to the most in college. Many of us will leap to answer that question with “leaving my parents’ home.” It isn’t until we finish decorating our dorm rooms and waving goodbye to our parents that we realize that “we are on our own, and we know what we know, we are the guy that will decide where to go (Dr. Seuss).” Oftentimes, we are in a rush to leave home but are left to find new friends to help us along the way. What happens when those friends partake in things that could result in you packing up and going back home? Alcohol and binge drinking has become a major problem that stressed out college students face and there are no classes and/or event for them…
Particularly worrisome among adolescents is the high prevalence of binge drinking... Underage drinkers consume, on average, 4 to 5 drinks per occasion about 5 times a month. By comparison, drinkers age 26 and older consume 2 to 3 drinks per occasion, about 9 times a month. Underage drinking is a leading contributor to death from injuries, which are the main cause of death for people under age 21. Each year, approximately 5,000 persons under the age of 21 die from causes related to underage drinking. These deaths include about 1,600 homicides and 300 suicides…
Binge drinking is a major issue in the US today. Binge drinking for men is when you drink five or more drinks between two and three hours. For women it's four or more drinks in the same time span. Research shows that most of the 38 million Americans that admit to binge drinking drink even 8 drinks in the two to three hours. Alcohol poisoning can cause you to choke and loose your breath it can even cause you to die. Binge drinking is a serious and “critical health issue facing this nation”.…
First of all, statistics show that more than ten million drinkers in the US are between the ages of twelve and twenty, and of these twenty percent engage in binge drinking and six percent are heavy drinkers.(Young People and Alcohol,)…
From 1979 to 2006, risk of binge drinking declined from 12- to 20-year old males but not females in this age range. NO reduction in binge drinking occurred for college males. In a national study, 13.8% of eighth-graders reported having at least one drink in the past 30 days, and 11.5% had been drunk at least once in the past year. Today, alcohol is widely available and aggressively promoted throughout society. And alcohol use continues to be regarded, by many people, as a normal part of growing up. Yet underage drinking is dangerous, not only for the drinker but also for society, as evident by the number of alcohol-involved motor vehicle crashes, homicides, suicides, and other injuries.…
There have been many researches that prove alcohol is harmful to one’s health. Some major short term effects of alcohol are impaired vision, bad judgment, loss of coordination, and causes sleepiness. Alcohol has been proven to worsen one 's decision making and judgment as he or she consumes more and more (Marsden). Almost 7 million kids between the ages of 12 to 20 were binge drinkers in the year 2000 (Drug…