Binge drinking is defined as four or more drinks in a row for women and for men, five or more. It is “estimated that nearly one third of college students qualify for a diagnosis of alcohol abuse, and 1 in 17 qualifies for a diagnosis of alcohol dependence; however, few students who drink at these high levels report that they are heavy or problem drinkers, and even fewer report that they have sought treatment or counseling for their drinking.” (Lenk, Erickson, Winters, Nelson, & Toomey, 2012)…
Annotated Bibliography Wechsler, Henry, and Bernice Wuethrich. Dying to Drink: Confronting Binge Drinking on College Campuses. Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale, 2002. Print. Scholarly…
In a commencement speech to Kenyon graduates, David Foster Wallace metaphorically refers to our routine daily lives as water. If this holds any truth, then the metaphorical beverage equivalent with college is alcohol. Monitoring the Future (MTF) is a 40 year ongoing study at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor that surveys approximately 50,000 students a year. MTF reports that 81% of college students, and 86% of young adults from 19 to 28 years old have tried alcohol and alcohol usage has been identified as a major health problem among the college population. Although studies continue show declining alcohol usage in both the non-college attending and college attending age group, the college attending group consistently had overall higher prevalence of alcohol usage.…
By reading the title alone readers will not know that the study used a student sample, Many researchers provide readers with information by taking a more descriptive approach (e.g. Ross, 2013; Gardner, 2012). The introduction is informative and coherently leads to the purpose of the study by giving readers information on the purpose of the study and the health implications that can be caused by binge drinking therefore making an argument into the reason why this research can contribute to intervention research. The authors have found that a drawback in majority of previous studies if that a few examine beliefs about binge drinking which is unfortunate, as Ajzen (1991) specified that beliefs are key determinants of behaviour, or intentions to perform that behaviour (Ajzen, 2007). Hence this study is of importance as it contributes to the minimal research in the area by examining salient beliefs. Norman & Conner (2006) have revealed in their study that majority of students binge drink on a weekly basis, which may be what led to the current study looking at different beliefs that underlie binge drinking on individual occasions rather than beliefs that distinguish between frequencies of drinking.…
Raising Drinking Age Have you ever thought what the world would be like if the drinking age was raised to 25? For me, I know it would be a great thing to do. People who are alcoholics probably won’t be happy but it isn’t really about them but it’s more about the safety of this world. According to a recent report, 63% of people that are aged around 18-24 say the drink to get drunk and 35% say that the aren’t able to stop drinking once they have started.…
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As depicted in films and television, typically it is males who partake in binge drinking and usually including fraternities. The purpose of this paper is to focus on female college students and the issues that females could possibly endure from binge drinking. Binge drinking is a common way of hanging out with a group friends…
“The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism did a study that said five hundred and ninety-nine thousand students between the ages of eighteen and twenty four receive unintentional injuries while under the influence of alcohol.” They join Greek life and attend a lot of parties and end up drinking in excess which can cause a student to be kicked out of the University for doing something stupid or they may even drop out because of bad grades. I know of many of students that have dropped out their freshman year because they are not mature enough or not prepared for college and they drink and party at…
Recently, many colleges were faced a lot of criticisms about binge drinking among who agrees and disagrees. Binge drinking is a dialectic problem because some people look at it as a unimportant problem whereas others look at it as a big problem that needs to be solved. Harvard Professor Henry Wechsler, in his article (1997) " Binge Drinking Must be Stopped " discusses that binge drinking is a serious problem that affects college students and some students have died. Wechsler supports his claim by providing some statistics of the consequences of binge drinking around universities campuses. In another article, "Stop Babysitting College Students" Forma Harrop is an Editorial and Columnist for the Providence Journal.…
Binge drinking occurs because minors cannot buy their own alcohol, which results in bingeing when alcohol is available to them. The effects of binge drinking starts first with getting drunk. In a drunken state: serious injuries, impaired judgment, vulnerability, and death occurs. One of the most occurring and very serious results of drinking in the college scene is sexual assault. A professor in the Department of Community Medicine at Wayne State University, Dr. Antonia Abbey wrote “Alcohol-Related Sexual Assault: A Common Problem among College Students.”…
The purpose of this research is to identify the risks of excessive drinking while in college. The participants were 443 college students all under 21 years old. 82% of the participants identified as White/Caucasian, 13% African-American, and 4% as other. 49% were male. They were split into 4 groups according to the amount they drank, ranging from very light to very heavy drinkers.…
The tradition of college drinking has been handed down for many generations emerging into a type of culture with its own customs and belief systems. Many students view college drinking as a “coming of age liberty” and vital to their social success. Environmental and peer influence also contribute to the culture. These active and passive views of college drinking have instilled a powerful influence over the student’s behavior relating to alcohol consumption. So is binge drinking an issue amongst two-year colleges or do we find it to be more prevalent within four-year colleges?…
College is an exciting time for many young adults. It is the first step towards adulthood and for a majority of students it’s the first time they experience independence. “Alcohol consumption in humans is the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States (McGinnis & Foege, 1993). A common abuse pattern called binge drinking contributes to a substantial portion of alcohol-related deaths (Chikritzhs, Jonas, Stockwell, Heale, & Dietze, 2001)”. Though with freedom comes responsibility.…
Juvenile Drinking Underage drinking has become problematic nation wide. Colleges, campus police and police in general, all around the United States, deal with underage drinkers on a daily basis. Many young drinkers are unaware of the outcome alcohol can do to their body in the outcome. Not only the physical harm that alcohol can do to their body but also the fluctuation in emotions, and the risk they have in ruining their lives with just one mistake of being drunk under the age of 21.…
The impact of excessive alcohol consumption can be seen in the academic performance of students. Several studies conducted on the impact of alcohol consumption on the academic performance of students found that those who drink less alcohol have higher GPAs than those who do. Furthermore, students that indulge in binge drinking experience deficit in their academic performance. Some scholar on educational research have proposed that excessive alcohol consumption among underage students should be included among factors such as sex, race, community of residence, and family background, that is responsible for negative academic performance. Binge drinking particularly affect the cognitive ability of individuals thereby limiting the ability to acquire, assimilate and retain information.…