Cause And Effects Of Binge Drinking

College is arguably the single utmost essential transition in an individual’s life, which one experiences various forms of peer pressure and specific growth patterns. Those individuals fortunate enough to pay for their studies are able to further education far and wide across the globe, not while coming at the cost of the countless positives stringing along some negatives. With increased peer pressure and opportunity, some are introduced to a parent’s worst nightmare that being the cause and effect of binge drinking. I plan to delve into the ideas and perspectives of both a college student, and researchers excavating what it is that presumably engulfs a college student to consume large amounts of alcohol at a given time, and how the effects …show more content…
As this scholar is member at NIAAA, this topic has forced many negative effects upon individuals from the lowest miniscule levels of hangovers, to the extremes including death to some that don’t take this situation seriously. Binge drinking occurs at every age, but in this article presents the more common cases being those who are underage. It has sparked an interest to many to investigate the many causes and effects of binge drinking. “Binge drinking has become a major factor in many livelihoods and has contributed to approximately 75,000 deaths and $184 billion dollars in overall economic costs in the United States annually” (Nelson2005) which raises the question why in fact this topic is so critical. With high economic and human impact costs, why in fact do we still continue to see a rise of the levels of college binge drinking? The main focus of these many researchers and peer reviewed journals includes the statistics and current trends on this major issue. Although the majority of most college students engaging in such extracurricular drinking activities, whether that is on a college Gameday, or even while lounging around the house, these peer reviewed journals and pieces of literature still point to an increase in the levels of alcohol consumption among college …show more content…
It’s through sexual assaults, OVI’s, blackouts, and even physical abuse among one’s life that they will make a change which is consequently happening. As an individual approaches the study age concluded for most of these articles (24), it seems to taper off and rates drop for binge drinking. There must be a plan put in order, and it’s through the voice of one that we can see a difference. Nobody wants to see an individual get put into a dangerous situation, by which they regret and I’m afraid alcohol seems to do so. The researches have done a great job of scratching the surface by providing great insight on this topic, but action plans need to be put in place. It will be interesting to see how the future unfolds with researchers working hand in hand to promote new ways of combating binge drinking. It’s through word of mouth that I believe will be the only cure, and we will hopefully see an apex to this number of cases followed by a plummet back towards numbers we saw in the late 80’s into the