December 05‚ 2011 Binge Drinking Among College Students and Consequences Audience-(Student Fraternity and College Administrators) Binge drinking is a problem that has continued to have a toll on the lives of college students despite efforts by the government and school administrators to curb the trend. Many studies have been conducted to reveal the facts behind binge drinking in colleges and campuses. It is clear that for the problem of binge drinking in colleges to be resolved‚ it must
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Binge drinking is a major issue that a lot of college students are facing today. According to NIAAA‚ in order for something to be considered binge drinking the blood alcohol concentration has to be .08 grams percent or above. Usually‚ for most college students‚ this means consuming five or more drinks in 2 hours. The rate is extremely high among college students and according to NIAAA reports‚ two out of every five students of all ages‚ which is more than 40 percent have reported in binge drinking
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Running head: Binge Eating Disorder Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Binge Eating Disorder February 21‚ 2014 Abnormal Psychology Dr. Jean Nyland Spring‚ 2014 Abstract This paper is a review of the current literature in DSM-5 for how it relates to the diagnosis and treatment of “Binge Eating Disorder” (BED). In the United States BED affects approximately 3.5% of the female‚ and 2% of the male population. This equivocates to a substantial amount of children
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main places that binge drinking occurs because you are finally living on your own and can make your own decisions. This is extremely unfortunate because most of the students in college are between the ages of 17 and 22. According to studies until the age of 25‚ the human brain is not fully developed. Because of this‚ the years of college can take a toll on your brain development. Along with the loss of brain development there is a large range of affects that alcohol can cause from having bad judgment
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relationship between marriage and binge watching? Is marriage effect the amount of binge watching? Are married people binge watch more? (The amount of binge watching is dependent variable and whether watcher is single or married is independent variable) 2. The length of relationship of couple has effect on the amount of binge watching. There is a connection between being in a marriage relationship and binge watching because People in domestic relationship are being at home more Binge watching‚ with the wide
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In 1965 NYC got the title for the biggest blackout in History. The blackout left people with many different emotions. Some of the cities‚ people were scared that they were under an attack because of the recent speaking of war. New York City was in the darkness for 13 hours. The transportation provided by the city such as busses and subways was stopped. Cities relied on the moon to give off light while others searched for light in candles and flashlights. This night lead people to worry on uprising
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Binge Drinking on College Campuses Alcohol on American campuses has become a serious issue. In 2001‚ the total number of alcohol related deaths on college campuses was over 1700‚ while in 1998 the total was just less than 1600‚ and the number of students who reported that they had driven while intoxicated rose from 2.3 million to 2.8 million (Hingson 260). This statistic includes all college students‚ ages 18-24. That means some of the people involved in these incidents were underage. 1 out
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and Binge-Eating Disorder- Literature Review Foundations of Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors LITERATURE REVIEW 2 Abstract The focus of this intervention design is the relationship between binge-eating disorder and depression. In May of 2013‚ the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ 5th edition was published. With this publication came the introduction of binge-eating
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.. 7 BINGE DRINKING……………………………………………………............................... 8 CONCLUSION……………………………………………………..................................... 11 RECOMMENDATIONS/SOLUTIONS……………………………………………………. 11 MILITARY WINGMAN CONCEPT……………………………………………………..... 13 ENFORCING THE LAW……………………………………………………...................... 15 WORKS CITED…………………………………………………….................................... 17 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Reported Drinking Patterns Among Students………………………………………………….… 6 Table 1 Binge Drinking
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assaulted by someone with alcohol in there system (“College Binge Drinking”). Binge drinking is a pattern of drinking brings blood alcohol concentration levels to .08. This typically occurs after 4 drinks for women and 5 drinks in men. Many students entering college see this as a normal behavior once they get into college. Also many students will have a lot more stress and peer pressure that will introduce them to drinking behaviors. Binge drinking in college can lead to academic problems‚ effects
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