being able to maintain necessary life skills. If the minimum alcohol age was lowered from twenty-one to eighteen for example‚ younger peers of the new alcohol consumption age (12 to 17 years old) would then have easier access to alcohol. Colleges want to lower the minimum drinking age for the students who are underage to excuse them from illegal charges that may arise if they were illegally drinking. Instead‚ society would see an increase in academic failure starting with high school and middle school-aged
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College Binge Drinking Epidemic Throughout the years‚ drinking alcohol in excessive amounts has become somewhat synonymous with the college experience. It has become an expected occurrence for college-aged students to drink and party regularly‚ and overtime has transformed into an accepted social norm of college life. Extreme drinking has been a consistent social problem that has substantially grown on college campuses all around the United States for the past few decades. In fact‚ binge drinking
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism‚ more than 1‚800 college students die from alcohol-related causes every year while about 800‚000 are being assaulted by other students‚ be it sexually or other assaults. About one in every four college students also accept that they have experienced academic problems. Despite the fact that college drinking has caused many issues‚ it has not been stopped‚ yet. College drinking is not only harmful for students who consume alcohol but also for other people
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The Minimum Legal Drinking Age Will Not Solve Binge Drinking In College Students 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
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Binge drinking in college is a huge problem because of the availability of alcohol‚ genetic susceptibility‚ and because of strong social pressures. The availability of alcohol is extremely dangerous because majority of time‚ the alcohol is free. Many greek sororities‚ fraternities‚ and sports teams offer free alcohol to whomever joins. “4 out of 5 fraternity and sorority members are binge drinkers. In comparison‚ other research suggests 2 out of 5 college students overall are regular binge drinkers”
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Hackley C. (2008). Re-framing ’binge drinking’ as calculated hedonism: empirical evidence from the UK. International Journal of Drug Policy. 19(5)‚ 359-66. Overview: The main aim of this study was to put forward a new meaning to the phrase “binge drinking” when connected to young consumers of alcohol in the UK. The study tries to show the difference between the definitions of binge drinking and calculated hedonism‚ which refers to a process of controlling alcohol consumption‚ which might be seen
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Alcohol is the most popular recreational drug in Australia (Health Direct‚ 2016). It is embedded in the Australian culture and is often used as a means of celebration‚ socialisation and enjoyment. However‚ despite the integral part alcohol plays‚ misuse of the drug results in social‚ emotional‚ physical and financial issues. According to the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education‚ “more than 5‚500 lives are lost every year and more than 157‚000 people hospitalised” (Foundation for Alcohol
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night of binge drinking. A study published this month by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine reveals that excessive alcohol consumption cost the United States $249 billion in 2010. The journal’s results indicate that: Excessive drinking cost the U.S. $249.0 billion in 2010‚ or about $2.05 per drink. Government paid for $100.7 billion (40.4%) of these costs. Binge drinking accounted for $191.1 billion (76.7%) of costs; underage drinking $24.3 billion (9.7%) of costs; and drinking while pregnant
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Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 37‚ No. 2‚ pp. 109–120‚ 2002 REVIEW REPORTED LEVELS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND BINGE DRINKING WITHIN THE UK UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT POPULATION OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS JAN S. GILL Department of Occupational Therapy and Art Therapy‚ Queen Margaret University College‚ Leith‚ Edinburgh EH6 8HX‚ UK (Received 4 July 2001; in revised form 24 August 2001; accepted 28 September 2001) Abstract — Results of a literature review of 18 studies investigating the drinking behaviour
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How do you stop binge drinking on campus? 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. One way to stop binge drinking is to provide alcohol free activities on campus that discourage students from drinking. Hosting regular movie nights‚ dances and volunteer opportunities
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