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    Drinking is regarded as part of Australia’s culture. People celebrate with alcohol on important occasions and also drink when they wish to relax. The consumption of alcohol is viewed by younger people as a desirable adult activity‚ However it is bad for for young people to indulge in alcohol for many reasons and it is important that deterrents are in place to limit this illegal consumption. Young people drink because of the occasion like Australia day ‚christmas‚ birthday‚ new year and other occasion

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    want to lower the minimum drinking age for the students who are underage to excuse them from illegal charges that may arise if they were illegally drinking. Instead‚ society would see an increase in academic failure starting with high school and middle school-aged children working up to the new college students. It is determined that a younger age group‚ such as young adults or adolescents‚ compared to adults will over consume more alcohol or also known as binge drinking. This causes not only harmful

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………… 5 UNDERAGE DRINKING…………………………………………………………………... 5 MILITARY UNDERGE DRINKING……………………………………………………..... 7 BINGE DRINKING……………………………………………………............................... 8 CONCLUSION……………………………………………………..................................... 11 RECOMMENDATIONS/SOLUTIONS……………………………………………………. 11 MILITARY WINGMAN CONCEPT……………………………………………………..... 13 ENFORCING THE LAW……………………………………………………...................... 15 WORKS CITED……………………………………………………

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    College Binge Drinking Epidemic Throughout the years‚ drinking alcohol in excessive amounts has become somewhat synonymous with the college experience. It has become an expected occurrence for college-aged students to drink and party regularly‚ and overtime has transformed into an accepted social norm of college life. Extreme drinking has been a consistent social problem that has substantially grown on college campuses all around the United States for the past few decades. In fact‚ binge drinking

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    The Minimum Legal Drinking Age Will Not Solve Binge Drinking In College Students Since 1984‚ the minimum legal drinking age has been twenty-one (Fact Sheets - Age 21). Many people have been debating whether or not that age should be lowered‚ especially people with ties to colleges or students in college. These people believe that if the age were lowered‚ the problem with binge drinking in college students would be solved. Despite what many people may think‚ lowering the drinking age will most likely

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    Despite the fact that college drinking has caused many issues‚ it has not been stopped‚ yet. College drinking is not only harmful for students who consume alcohol but also for other people who live around the campus. It has a bad influence on the social lives of the general population. Although some people might argue that most college students are only drinking on weekends to release stress and have fun‚ in the article‚ “Why Colleges Haven’t Stopped Binge Drinking‚” Beth McMurtrie argues that students

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    How do you stop binge drinking on campus? Binge drinking on college campuses affects more than just those that are doing it-teachers‚ parents and the quality of campus life all suffer when the problem gets out of hand. Putting an end to binge drinking is not easy but it is possible with the right initiatives. One way to stop binge drinking is to provide alcohol free activities on campus that discourage students from drinking. Hosting regular movie nights‚ dances and volunteer opportunities

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    Binge drinking in college is a huge problem because of the availability of alcohol‚ genetic susceptibility‚ and because of strong social pressures. The availability of alcohol is extremely dangerous because majority of time‚ the alcohol is free. Many greek sororities‚ fraternities‚ and sports teams offer free alcohol to whomever joins. “4 out of 5 fraternity and sorority members are binge drinkers. In comparison‚ other research suggests 2 out of 5 college students overall are regular binge drinkers”

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    harm reduction strategies‚ the National Binge Drinking

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    night of binge drinking. A study published this month by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine reveals that excessive alcohol consumption cost the United States $249 billion in 2010. The journal’s results indicate that: Excessive drinking cost the U.S. $249.0 billion in 2010‚ or about $2.05 per drink. Government paid for $100.7 billion (40.4%) of these costs. Binge drinking accounted for $191.1 billion (76.7%) of costs; underage drinking $24.3 billion (9.7%) of costs; and drinking while pregnant

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