Why is binge drinking bad and should it be allowed on campus?

By Tommy Lee

Binge drinking is bad for your health and should not be allowed on a college campus.

What is binge drinking?Heavy and consistent drinkingFive or more drinks in a row in a

certain amount of time

Why do people binge drink?They are curiousThey are trying to impress friendsThey make look at it as a way to

reduce stress

What are the risks of binge drinking?Alcohol poisoningMemory lapsesMood changesdeath

The risk of binge drinking an getting alcohol poisoning

Extreme confusionInability to be awakenedVomiting and seizuresSlow breathing Death

Mental healthBinge drinkers have a harder time in

schoolsIt disrupts sleep patternsEffects some people personality

Binge drinkingApproximately 92% of U.S. adults

have reported they have binge drank About 75% of the alcohol consumed

each year is in the form of binge drinking

Health problemsUnintentional injuriesIntentional injuriesAlcohol poisoningLiver failure

Women and binge drinkingStatewide the figures show 17.2% of

women try binge drinking6.6% is in western new York

Effects on the brain Alters the thickness in grey matterEarly micro-structural damageKills brain cellsSlows learning abilities

Effects on the nervous system Makes your reaction slowerYou feel less pain Slurs your speechLoosens your grip

College kids and binge drinkingThey take it to an extreme They do it to try and fit inThey think its cool and funny

Binge drinking on campusBecame the drug of choice on

campusThey are drinking to get drunkAlcohol is forty percent of school

problems

Binge drinking continued Binge drinking in college kids leads

to sexual aggression higher an makes women more prone to rape

Alcohol use is not one but can be multiple aggressions

like criminal activity, sexual activity, underage drinking

Co-eds and binge drinking42 percent of students in coed

housing reported binge drinking on a weekly basis

Only 18 percent of students in gender-specific housing reported binge drinking weekly

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Binge drinking makes you do stupid things.

Binge drinking may cause miscarriages

Binge drinking can and will kill you