The Problem Of Alcohol And Underage Drinking In College

This proves that alcohol abuse leads to injury and death for college students, as a result of the damaging mental state that alcohol induces. This also shows that alcohol use should be restricted on college students in college cities, because even though alcohol is restricted on campus, students still fall victim to substance abuse in nearby areas. Second, in a annual review of public health related to alcohol, it was found that “696,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are assaulted by another student who has been drinking” (Hingson 2). This shows that alcohol endangers students lives, because when a student is drunk there is a high chance that he will assault another student, completely unaware of what he is doing. This also proves that alcohol use should be restricted on college students, because according to statistics, they are

Underage Drinking on College Campuses Everyday there are young adults drinking underage around the United states on and off college campuses. Even with a national drinking age and laws that govern that drinking age, young adults are still drinking. Many universities across the nation have tried to eliminate underage drinking, by creating a zero alcohol on campus policy. This policy pertains to all students whether of drinking age or not. The universities that create such policies are known to college students as a dry campus. The concept of a dry campus is to eliminate the access to alcohol to those students that are under age, drinking and driving, and binge drinking on campus. Campuses that are dry have the most restrictive alcohol

High school is over and it is your first time away form home, what are you going to do? The typical college student wants to party! Of the people that were surveyed over half believed that the legal drinking age should be lowered. [O’Kane 1] The legal age to drink in the United States is now 21 years old; college freshman, sophomores, and some juniors are not of the legal age to drink. This causes a problem on many campuses; several students are experiencing their first time away from parental care in a setting sinonomus with drinking and clubbing. Some feel pressure from family and friends to receive excellent grades while attending school, sometimes the pressure is too much and going out and

probably not have much of an effect. When people under 21 go out to drink, they

In Beth McMurtrie’s article on The Chronicle of Higher Education website, the senior writer began to answer one of America’s biggest questions. The question “Why College’s Haven’t Stopped Binge Drinking” (McMurtrie) has been a major topic for a couple of decades now. Doctors Aaron White and Ralph Hingson answered question in a slightly more statistical way using lots of graphs and numbers. Jenna Johnson, staff writer from the Washington Post thinks parents should be notified when their child gets in an alcohol or drug related incident and shows how colleges have evolved to doing just that. In an article by Don Peterson of the Associated Press posted on NBC News we begin to get reaction from

Every year, approximately 6,000 to 22,000 students die on college and University campuses (qtd. in CintroÌn X), and thousands of these deaths can be attributed to alcohol over-consumption (A Sober Assessment of High-Risk Drinking on College Campuses). If there are not appropriate steps taken to address the situation, minors will continue to lose their lives as a result. As individuals enter college, it is likely that they will be exposed to alcohol, whether they meet the legal drinking age or do not. Many of these college students, specifically freshmen, are experiencing freedom for the first time in their lives and it can be relatively easy for them to get carried away, resulting in irresponsible decision making which often involves alcoholic

Binge drinking is rampant on today’s colleges and university campuses. Binge drinking is defined as, five or more drinks for a man at any one time, four or more drinks for a woman (Thompson, J.J. 63). A recent survey revealed that almost half of college students engage in binge drinking, and half of those who binge drink do so regularly (McCormick, John; Kalb, Claudia 89). It is not the half that drinks responsibly that needs programs targeting them; it is the other half of students that engage in binge drinking. This paper aims to discuss both the scope of binge drinking on the campuses of America’s colleges and universities and techniques used to combat it.

I began my research with the question “Who is responsible for underage binge drinking on college campuses.” I found that there were four main entities responsible for this issue; College leaders (dean of Students, President of the University, Housing Supervisors), Community leaders (Politicians, Mayors, and City counsel members), liquor associations (bars and liquor stores), and social influences. I decided to target university and community leaders because I believe some of the leaders, especially mayors and city counsel members, may not understand how extensive the issue of underage binge drinking on college campuses is. That is why my goal with this project was first to inform them of the responsible factors for this issue and then to move

Since the early 1990s, substance-free housing has become an increasingly popular option for campuses across the nation. Substance-free housing has been implemented in universities and colleges in hopes of reducing rates of binge drinking among college students. Binge drinking can be defined as, “men drinking five or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting and for women four or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting.” (Feldman 271). Even though many know college binge drinking is a problem in our country, many are shocked when they hear that, “more than 75% of college students have consumed at least one alcoholic drink in the last 30 days. More than 40% say they’ve had 5 or more drinks with in the past 2 weeks, and some 16% drink 16 or more drinks per week. Nearly half of all male college students who drink are binge drinkers, and forty-one percent of female college students are binge drinkers” (Feldman 270). Statistics prove that college binge drinking is a problem to not only the students drinking but the ones that are staying sober, since “two-thirds of light drinkers reported having their sleep or studies disturbed by drunken students. Around a third had been insulted or humiliated, and 25% of women said a drunken classmate had made unwanted sexual advances” (Wechsler et al. 199). College binge drinking has many consequences associated with it such as poor academic performance, injury, assault, sexual abuse, property damage and drunk driving (Willenbring 238). The problem of

Some underage students feel the need to involve alcoholic beverages in their social gathering because of social media’s portrayal of party’s, peer pressure and other reasons. Little do they consider the problem of underage drinking, especially on college campuses or fraternity and sorority homes. First of all, students drinking underage are violating the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, which declared that only individuals over the age of 21 were legally allowed to consume alcohol. In Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality, by Elizabeth A. Armstrong and Laura T. Hamilton, their research depicts that at Midwest University, “The alcohol-fueled underage party scene on campus is mostly located in fraternities” (52).

I am going to investigate the topic of alcohol consumption of students under 21 while in college. College environments, which include the faculty, students, and the surrounding communities, can be seen as too lenient when it comes to underage drinking. I believe that college attitudes do blur the line that marks the age of when people can drink, and are lenient when it comes to young students drinking. I am going to find out what colleges do about the problem of underage drinking, and how this affects the students. Some people might say colleges don’t do much about underage drinking because it is easier to ignore the problem than it is to fix it. Others might argue that colleges don’t need to do anything about students under 21 drinking because

By definition and federal law, underage drinking is any person under 21 who are consuming alcohol. In 2011, Missouri had 258 total alcohol impaired fatalities. Forty-six, or thirty percent, of these fatalities were under the age of twenty-one (Century Council). Surely, it does not happen in small towns like Warrensburg. Yes, in fact, it does happen in Warrensburg, the reason being it is a college town, and Whiteman Air Force Base is just twenty minutes outside the town. Here are stories of underage drinking incidences that occurred in Warrensburg, Jackson County, and St. Joseph.

There are three particular birthdays every person looks forward to in their lifetime: sixteen, eighteen, and twenty one. Sixteen brings the freedom of driving. Eighteen brings the freedom of being mostly an adult. Finally, twenty one brings the freedom to consume alcohol. As an eighteen year old, you’re probably wondering how it’s fair you can be tried as an adult but not have a glass wine at dinner. Or how you can die for your country, but not have a beer. It’s not. It’s simply not right or fair. The United States needs to allow states to lower the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA).

Underage students drinking on college campuses has been a problem for countless years. Parents and professors look over the problem of students drinking and look at their college life in a positive way. They understand the students to be studying, making new friends, or working. Instead, an abundance of students are partying and drinking at these parties. The transformation from high school to college causes stress to the students. Therefore, instead of the students looking towards studying more, they start partying to solve their problems. Once they start partying, it gets harder for them to stop and they become depressed. Students drinking at college has become a provision for them, thinking it would help with their stress and problems rather than causing other predicaments.

Ladino’s article asserts that colleges are not paying attention to drinking on campuses until there is a tragedy that heightens media coverage and parental concern. Campus administrators are asking for the term “binge drinking” to no longer be used. They reason that if students believe that it is the norm, excessive drinking will continue. However, college counselors believe that the heavy drinkers arrived at college as heavy drinkers. Therefore, the problems belong to the students’ parents and the beliefs that they have regarding alcohol. Landino makes a valid argument regarding colleges ignoring the issue of binge drinking until a student is harmed. This article presents an interesting view of college counselors that may affect the type of care students receive on campus for drinking problems.