College drinking

this study is to evaluate the efficacy of “Red Watch Band” in educating students of Stony Brook University how to handle alcohol emergencies and summon professional help. The intervention includes two hours of education and role plays about binge drinking and related consequences and two hours of CPR training to handle emergency situations. Hypothesis: Students who participated in Red Watch Band training will be more knowledgeable and confident to intervene during alcohol related emergencies and will

to have children. In this study, all of the pregnant women above the age of 27 who were studied proved to be abstained from drinking, while the few that were not pregnant, continued to drink. The percentage of alcohol consumed by female subject decreased by 9% at age 27, and then increased again at age 32 (Koppes 186). It is a motherly instinct to abstain from drinking when a woman thinks she may be pregnant or if she is definitely pregnant. Alcohol can harm an unborn baby. Also, what other

Ruth C. Engs is an applied health science professor at the University of Indiana; he also believes in lowering the drinking age and thinks education is the best tool to prevent alcohol related tragedies (Scrivo). In “Drinking on Campus can Colleges get it Under Control” Engs says that current laws and regulations regarding alcohol are ineffective in controlling underage drinking and that one should look at other ethnic groups who do not give alcohol either a good or bad judgment as a potential

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.” The results found in this study were the following: “Almost half (44%) of college students responding to the survey were binge drinkers, including almost one fifth (19%) of the students who were frequent binge drinkers. Frequent binge drinkers are more likely to experience serious health and other consequences of their drinking behavior than

rituals within a religion as well as with health benefits. These two ideas continue to influence the patterns related to alcohol use. For starters, amongst the Catholics there is an emphasis on moderate drinking, because it is believed that alcohol is a gift from God, but that excessive drinking that results in intoxication is considered to be a sin (Hanson, p. 7). As well as, some churches use wine during rituals such as during the Holy Communion, and these traditions continue today. Secondly, the

Abercrombie and Fitch and the Moral Degradation of America This past month I made my last visit to the popular teenage/college student retail store Abercrombie and Fitch. Finishing up some back to school shopping, I was on a quest for jeans, and I knew the place to get them. My last two favorite pairs were from Abercrombie and Fitch, and I was planning on buying the same kind once again. Happy and relieved that I would not spend the afternoon ransacking the mall for one pair of jeans, I

The consumption of alcohol is a tradition that has dated back centuries. It has been viewed at as a religious ceremony, illegal activity, and eventually looked as a social norm. Drinking is viewed as a way to relax, celebrate, and enjoy the company of friends and family. Being a sailor in the Navy; if you don’t drink on a regular basis, you either have a family or viewed as socially abnormal. The consumption of alcohol can be taken to one extreme of abusing alcohol and using as a crutch; there’s

This article depicts one man's journey through alcoholism, beginning when he was a young teen and following him all the way through college and the event that finally knocked some sense into him. I personally have never understood the allure of drinking. Being in high school, I know many people who drink on a regular basis. They go to parties and drink to the point where they can no longer control their actions or even their thoughts. They wake up the next morning in a haze, and half the time they

Beach, Florida, drinking on the beach during Spring Break is illegal, but that is only one month out of the year. Panama City Beach is a tourist town and it relies on people coming from all over the world to visit. The busiest months are during Spring Break and when summer vacation starts. Right now, the law only states drinking any kind of alcohol on the beach during March is illegal and bars that are on the beach front must close at 2 am. The law should be changed to include drinking on the beach

General Information Client Bob M. is a 19 year old college student who is disinclined to treatment for alcohol abuse. He was born on May 2, 1997 to parents David and Ruth M, who are concerned about his drinking and will no longer provide financial support if he does not follow through with treatment. The sources for this assessment come from client Bob M. and his parents David and Ruth. David is in denial about his drinking and failed progress in college. His parents both agree that his need for treatment