Health and Consequences of Binge Drinking in College

Analytical Essay # 25828

Education > Higher
English > Analysis
Medical and Health > Public Health Issues

The problem of binge drinking, especially among college students, is examined.

2,084 words () | 8 sources | MLA | 2002 United States

Paper Summary:

Facts and statistics are presented and different methods to reduce the problem of alcoholism is analyzed. Property damage, rapes, DWI's and other damages are investigated. Blood alcohol level chart and a look into several recent deaths on campuses due to binge drinking. Alcohol abuse among college students is considered.

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"Laws in every State make it illegal for anyone under the age of twenty-one to purchase or possess alcohol (Toomey 1996). College students report that alcohol is easy to obtain and they drink for one goal - to get drunk. Binge drinking is defined by researchers as consuming five or more drinks in a row for men and four or more in a row for women (Bishop 1998). Alcohol abuse has long been a problem on college campuses. Currently, approximately eighty-five percent of college students drink alcohol (Philpot 1997). Many students on college campuses drink to excess. Binge drinking is associated with tragic consequences, health issues, and destructive behavior. Binge drinking must be curbed due to the consequences suffered by students who over imbibe and for those innocent students who are harmed by binge drinkers (NIH 1999)."

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Health and Consequences of Binge Drinking in College (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 11, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Health-and-Consequences-of-Binge-Drinking-in-College/25828

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"Health and Consequences of Binge Drinking in College" 15 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Health-and-Consequences-of-Binge-Drinking-in-College/25828>