Binge Drinking and College Students
...st because they want to just fit it? All of those reasons could possibly be the answer, has to why college students binge drink. But young people surveyed said it was mainly “to just fit in at social activities and not feel left out.” Another reason why college students drink much more often than the average adult may be explained by the fact that they have just recently been freed of parental control and age restrictions regarding the purchase and consumption of alcohol. Other reasons may include trying to fit in (as I’ve already discussed), to experiment a new part of their life (alcohol), peer pressure, boredom (just having nothing else to do), to relieve stress, and/or depression. Although, standing above all the rest is peer pressure being number one and most people will never admit to falling into peer pressure; however, probably everyone has experienced it in one way or another, it is very real. At least two out of every five United State college students regularly binge drink, resulting in approximately 1,400 student deaths yearly, a distressing number of assaults, rapes, a shameful amount of vandalism and countless cases of academic suicide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the four leading injury related causes of death among youths are one being motor vehicle crashes, homicides, suicides and drowning. Alcohol plays a key factor in many of the deaths. Another danger of bingeing is while under the influence of alcohol, there are sexual encounter that you (the person) may be unaware of, such as pregnancy, contact a sexually Transmitted Disease (STD’S) and may even be exposed to HIV, Herpes, Hepitas, and so on. You could also suffer from date rape (a drug given to male or female as a sedative) or other acts of violence can and do occur more frequently while students are consuming large amounts of alcohol by binge drinking. Binge drinking or any type of drinking can damage every organ in your body. It is absorbed directly into your bloodstream and can increase your risk for a variety of life threatening diseases, including cancer. Bingeing can also kill you. Drinking large amounts of alcohol can lead to coma or even death. Also, in 1998, 35.8 percent of traffic deaths of 15 to 20 year olds were alcohol related. Not only is alcohol dangerous to the binger but it can also hurt someone else who isn’t drinking. If you are around people who are binge drinking, you have an increased risk of being seriously injured involved in car crashes, or affected by violence. At the least you may have to deal with people who are sick, out of control, or unable to take control of them selves. As though the binge drinker isn’t doing enough to his or her body and the people around them, there are some serious consequences, if caught on campus or off. A survey showed that 10 percent of males were caught bingeing and got in trouble with the local law enforcement and 4 percent of the females, were caught. Most colleges and University’s have established a zero tolerance policy for alcohol related violence. If you are caught you are punished; however, the college sees fit. Some colleges put the accuse...