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    education far and wide across the globe, not while coming at the cost of many positives stringing some negative. With increased peer pressure and opportunity, some are introduced to a parent’s worst nightmare that being the cause and effects of binge drinking. I plan to delve into the ideas and perspectives of both college students, and researchers to excavate what it is that engulfs college students to consume large amounts of alcohol at a given time, and how the effects translate cordially. With

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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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    Binge drinking is a well known problem among college students. Despite knowing the potential health problems that could result and being familiar with the immediate aftershocks of drinking excessively, many college students still choose to consume large amounts of alcohol. The major cause of binge drinking is not what many believe it to be, simple fun for kids out from under the reigns from parent control. In actuality, the largest factor that causes binge drinking in the college student is stress

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    Binge Drinking on America’s Campuses Essay

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    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

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    people drank excessive amounts of alcohol at least once a month (NHMRC, 2015) . Binge drinking can be defined as ‘the consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period of time.’ Binge drinking is a large social issue (GreenFacts, 2016) that affects not only the individual but the community and can have negative effects on mental health, physical health, emotional health and social health. Binge drinking increases the risk of many health issues such as: road accidents, domestic abuse

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    correlation between binge drinking and loneliness to which he refers as due to the lack of friends and being unfamiliar to school grounds led him to join a fraternity. For instance, his claims are supported based on personal experiences and personal observations such as students having difficulty of making a new group of friends, desperate to belong and academic background. Unlike Weschler, Bruffee does not use scientific studies, real examples and realistic solutions to adequately connect binge drinkers and

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    person that has medical challenges or may develop any health concerns. Binge drinking is an arising problem in not only grown adults but teens as well, binge drinking should not occur regardless of your age because of its negative outcomes. Now the worse thing for one’s health is intake too much at one time, there are multiple physical and emotional outcomes to alcohol consumption. On a personal level I use to have a binge drinking problem and it wasn’t until I found out about some health concerns

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    drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students.” (Marshall et al, 2011). This is a great way to inform students about their college or university campus rules regarding alcohol. Andrews University has policies set however, since alcohol abuse and binge drinking is a major concern on campus, I will have to develop and reinforce these polices. When developing and changing these policies it is important to remember to include the entire student body as well as the surrounding community. Campuses typically

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    Saturday) could be considered binge drinking. Binge drinking is defined as having four to five regular drinks consumed in one sitting, at two or more events within one months time span (Acuff, Soltis, Dennhardt, Bosari, Martens, Murphy, 2017). Another repercussion from binge drinking is second-hand effects. Inevitably, those students that are partying and drinking need the support and guidance of their more academically minded friends. Following a night of drinking, perhaps the drinker needs a ride

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    According to Veronica Harper’s Effects of Binge Drinking on College Students College students are more likely to consume alcohol more than people of the same age who are not attending college. Almost half of the college students that consume alcohol are considered binge drinkers (Five drinks in a row at one sitting for a man and four drinks in a row at one sitting for women). Many students believe the use of alcohol is a big part of the college experience, thus can be concluded that the college atmosphere

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