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)…
This article analyzes how effective drinking prevention methods are when it comes to college freshman drinkers. This study is important because it informs the public that there are specific groups of college students who are identified based on how they respond to alcohol intervention programs or methods. The researchers believe the alcohol intervention programs need to be targeted towards the males who are college freshmen. They also believe these interventions need to focus on the people who are in college that often find themselves playing drinking games. Initially, majority of the students who go through the interventions have a positive response.…
INTRODUCTION Research shows that 44% students heavily drink at least once in the last two weeks for collages campuses. Many studies have been done on social norms, attitudes, and values toward alcohol, but there are very few connections all the variables in comparison to alcohol consumption. With alcohol becoming such large health concern amongst college students is it e3ssential to study the precursor of why they drink. The importance of the study is to connect all the variable to help determine who is at risk for over excessive use of alcohol. METHOD Participants…
Do you know someone that has consumed alcohol at an early age? Growing up alcohol was very evident in my local junior high and high school. My peers consistently talked about going out on the weekends, sometimes even the week and boasting about being the biggest drinker at a local bar they snuck in to or even going as far as describing extravagant narratives about not remembering the night before from partying too extensively. Underage drinking on college campuses are a common issue nationwide. While students and faculty alike are all aware of the issue not much is done or can be done to end underage consumption.…
David, I enjoyed reading your post and I agree with you. There are many negative consequences to excessive college drinking. Having a support system is crucial and imperative to the drinker. Having a support system can prevent harm and allow for safety of the drinker. I agree with you, we must have an open mind and look at this problem from all angles in order to rectify this issue.…
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.…
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…
One of the problem that Wechsler has mentioned was colleges do not do anything to stop binge drinking. However, Wechsler (1997) argues the college “A conversation with the chief of security could easily reveal where the binge drinking takes place and which students, fraternities, and alcohol outlets are violating college rules or local ordinances.” (p. 31). Many students were died from binge drinking and the full responsibility for the safety of students is one of the necessities of the university. According to Wechsler, parents are paying the tuition and one of their rights is to make a good environment for studying and the college responsible for that.…
The two articles “Taking Up Binge Drinking in College: The Influences of Person, Social Group, and Environment” by Elissa R. Weitzman, Toben F. Nelson, and Henry Wechsler, and “Press Release from the Harvard School of Public Health” by Henry Wechsler and Elissa Weitzman, the audience for the two articles is researcher, professors, and college administrators and the purpose of the research studies is to have freshman college students not to drink like they do because it could kill them or get them hurt in many different ways. The purpose of the abstract is to identify person, social group, and environmental factors associated with uptake of binge drinking among a national sample of college students. The important information that this article tells the audience is that college students don’t need to drink as much and it also gives the audience more information on how people use and abuse alcohol among college students. A news article doesn’t an abstract because the abstract is apart of the summary, and not apart of a text.…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Sciences finds that over 90% of alcohol consumed by underage drinkers is consumed in an episode of binge drinking - a danger particularly apparent among college students. Yet in spite of these distressing statistics , there…
Applying Conflict Theory to Binge Drinking Society is broken down and understood through the use of theories. Social theories are analytical frameworks used to understand social problems that plague society. (Hungerford, 2008). Conflict theorists explain how society is structured to benefit few at the expense of the majority (Hungerford, 2008).…
Also, 31% of participants engaged in heavy episodic drinking within the past 2 weeks. A significant mean difference of 0.928 drinks consumed was observed with those of lower GPA’s compared to those of higher GPA’s; respondents with lower GPA’s tend on average to consume a greater number of drinks than those who have a higher GPA. Student’s reported various consequences on account of their drinking including missing class, falling behind and procrastination as well as performing poorly on tests. In addition, students with higher GPA’s tend to engage in heavy episodic drinking less than those with lower GPA’s, the probability of becoming an ‘A’ student is said to decrease with each additional alcoholic drink consumed. Those who never set academic goals or standards for themselves tend to engage in binge drinking often, a big predictor on their academic performance.…
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.…
However when the teen goes to college is the most important, it's when they are the most vulnerable. It's been estimated that nearly half of all college students and 80 percent of students who live in fraternity houses engage in binge drinking (consuming four or more drinks in a row (Binge 7). College is a place where alcohol is highly available to just about anyone all it takes is some older friends or friends with fake IDs. Students under 21 are actually more likely to be binge drinkers than are older students (Binge…
When entering college, most students think about the awesome parties they’re going to attend. Where there is a party, there is alcohol. Alcohol is the most commonly used and abused drug in the world (Your Brain). When placed in a social setting alcohol is mainly used as an icebreaker, but is also used for a multitude of other reasons such as enhancing social activity, sexual attraction, and allowing for the facilitation of connections with peers. Since entering a college town, messages of alcohol consumption I have perceived are, “if you don't drink, why are you in a college town?”…