Binge drinking

social issues to level out and be seen as the norm. One of these social issues within our community is binge drinking. Binge drinking is the consumption of a large amount of alcohol over a short amount of time. Binge drinking has become more and more popular with Australians of all ages ranging from teens through to adulthood. The social issue I will be focusing on in this essay will be binge drinking within Australian communities focusing on the youth age bracket as this age group are becoming…

their health although studies are showing that rising rates of mental disorders and risk taking behaviour are becoming a major concern. Binge Drinking Whilst researching the topic of binge drinking I was able to find a large number of studies that identified and explained the effects of consuming too much alcohol in a short period of time known as binge drinking. Many of these articles conducted studies of those in their late adolescence to early adulthood where a gap in the studies were…

under the age of 21 are drinking irresponsibly. The thought that drinking underage can also have severe health and life consequences was also a major motivational factor when choosing this campaign. Death among underage drinkers is also one of the main reasons for choosing this topic, as the rates are very high, especially among college students. The main reasons for death and accidents among college students comes in the form of binge drinking. The high rates of binge drinking along with its…

Literature Review Australian youth in general are pleased with their health, yet evidence suggests that rising rates of mental illness, sexually transmitted diseases and risk taking behaviour (especially binge drinking) are of immense concern. The consequent burden of disease attributed to this phenomenon needs to be a priority of all health promotion stakeholders. Discuss Introduction A majority of young people rate their health as good, very good or excellent (Australian Institute of Health…

Following, Dengenhardt and colleagues’s survey ( 2013, p.1) showed that 52% of boys and 34% of girls between 14 and 15 years reported binge drinking past week of experiment and 90% of male and 70% of female early onset teenage drinkers continued their binge drinking pattern till their young adulthood time. Consequently, Jennison (2004, p.659) also verified college binge drinkers are more likely to develop one or more alcohol related diagnostic criteria such as alcohol abuse and dependence in…

1.0 Intervention Setting The Australian National Binge Drinking Campaign ‘Don’t Turn a Night out into a Nightmare’ was first launched on 21st November 2008. The primary target audience for the campaign is young people aged 15 to 25, with the secondary target being the parents of these young adults. The campaign is an integral aspect of the National Binge Drinking Strategy and is a program that formed partnerships with sporting groups and non-government organisations and are displayed in a…

(1992), “Binge drinking is characteristic of a large proportion of college students… Binge drinking is associated with a drinking style that involved frequent consumption of large quantities of alcohol, drunkenness, drinking to get drunk, and perception of the appropriateness of heavy drinking in social situations” (p.2929). This explanation of binge drinking supports findings in the 2010 Monitoring the Future report (2010) which states that 65% of full-time college students reported drinking…

How has binge drinking affected college life? Social drinking of alcohol during college life has been the norm for over 50 years. In the late 1960’s beer and alcohol vendors were allowed on college campuses to offer students a free drink after the regular class day. With more time on their hands and often away from home, students may feel less responsibility in college. College binge drinking has become rampant over the last 30 years and a part of college culture. The Harvard School of…

regards to binge drinking on college campuses, binge drinking is also a big part of military culture as well, so my SOL post will be more geared towards binge drinking in the military since I’m a vet and can speak on that aspect pretty well. When you apply the sociological concepts of obedience, conformity, and deviance to binge drinking it begins to make sense as to why people engage in this activity. Obedience entails compliance with higher authorities in a hierarchal structure. Binge drinking…

million Americans report binge drinking in the past month of February 2018, which is more than forty percent of the total current alcohol users." - Laurie Dhue (Binge drinking is the most common reported issue in North America. This essay will outline how teenagers are affected by binge drinking, how the consumption of alcohol affects the intelligent quotient of a teenager, and how binge drinking can affect the lives of people around the consumer. In conclusion, binge drinking is one very…