Binge Drinking

Courtney Ulrich
10-30-02


Binge Drinking

Binge Drinking is defined as “consuming five or more drinks in a row being a male and four or more in a row for females”, according to the Journal of American College Health. Binge drinking is a major trend among college students today and also a big problem that needs to be addressed. Binge drinking is a dangerous drinking problem that many people have to realize and deal with.
According to a recent survey taken by Harvard University, 43 percent of college students say that they are binge drinkers, and 21 percent say that they binge more than once a week. The typical binge drinker is usually a person who is not interested in religion, takes athletics very seriously, and is involved in a fraternity or sorority. White students are also twice as likely to turn into binge drinkers than other ethnic groups.
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