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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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    Effects of Alcohol on a College Campus Every young teenager dreams of coming to college and attending huge fraternity parties and going out on the weekends but with little self-control this can become a huge problem. It is a commonly known fact that alcohol is a drug that negatively affects a college campus on a daily basis and I see it first hand affecting UNC-Charlotte. There are a number of reasons that this is true. College is one of the main places that binge drinking occurs because you are

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    Drinking on College Campuses Beer bongs‚ keg stands‚ and a million new drinks to discover‚ these are what college is all about. First-year students are introduced to a whole new world of parties that last until 3 a.m. and drinking beer for the usual breakfast. The week consists of concentrating on school for about 4 days of the week and partying 3 days. The money that was supposed to go towards books and gas to get home has been hoarded for the latest beer run or was used to get into the bar

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    assessment of university students ’ definitions of binge drinking. Psychology of Addictive Behaviours‚ 26(2)‚ 187-193. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0026440 - This study contributes by providing insightful definitions of binge drinking according to what undergraduate students think they are‚ and these definitions are varied according to type of beverage‚ respondent’s gender and respondent’s drinking status. Courtney‚ K. E.‚ & Polich‚ J. (2009). Binge drinking in young adults: Data‚ definitions

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    Binge drinking is a modern epithet for drinking alcoholic beverages with an intention of becoming intoxicated by heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time. Binge drinking is out of control in many college town campuses. The actual act of drinking alcohol is not necessarily the big issue here; it is the way people are drinking it whether they are legally old enough or not. The issue is binge drinking of college students mostly or anyone really. Drinking alcohol can have many consequences

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    Alcohol 2. Why don’t younger people generally see anything dangerous about consuming alcohol? WE see our parents drinking‚ we see it accepted. Don’t considerate a drug. It is glamourized by society. 3. What is binge drinking? Drinking a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time‚ or a couple of days. 4. What other countries face problems associated with binge drinking? UK‚ and USA We have similar culture to the USA and UK‚ similar lifestyle 5. What are some of the reasons

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    Journal Article Health and Behavioral Consequences of Binge Drinking in College A National Survey of Students at 140 Campuses Henry Wechsler‚ PhD; Andrea Davenport‚ MPH; George Dowdall‚ PhD; Barbara Moeykens‚ MS; Sonia Castillo‚ PhD Objective.—To examine the extent of binge drinking by college students and the ensuing health and behavioral problems that binge drinkers create for themselves and others on their campus. Design.—Self-administered survey mailed to a national representative sample

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    he had caught my attention it said "One college fraternity pledge‚ for example died after a seven hour drinking binge and approximately 24 drinks. His blood alcohol level was measured at 0.58‚ which was six times the legally establish limit to drive a vehicle (Cohen‚ 1997)." I proceeded into looking up the references which was about Cohen A. (1997‚ September 8) Battle of the Binge‚ time‚ pp. 54-56. The article was about college students and binge drinking. I realized that from the moment freshmen

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    unplanned sexual activity all have in common? They are all frequent results of binge drinking by college students. On a typical Friday or Saturday night you can find the average college student out drinking and having fun. Normally partying with friends at a party‚ bar‚ or club; most of these college students are underage consuming excessive amounts of alcohol‚ or as its better known‚ “binge drinking.”The term binge drinking is defined as the consumption of five or more drinks in a row by men and four

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    for drinking is 21‚ substance abuse is still relatively high for adolescences. According to the text book‚ only about 20% of U.S. college students stay away from alcohol. The college students in the 90% who drink‚ might even be binge drinking. Basically‚ binge drinking is when an individual has five or more drinks in a row‚ it’s not just regular drinking. Also‚ extreme binge drinking is when an individual has 10 or more drinks in a row. However‚ the book does state that about 37% of college students

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