The Truth About College Drinking

THE TRUTH ABOUT GOLLEGE DRIWKING It is very well known on college campuses all over America that alcohol is being consumed by students. A lot of the time it is being consumed in alarming amounts. Every year college students experience death, injury, unwanted advances, illness, and vandalism as a result of alcohol. But how serious is this problem? 44% are classified as “heavy drinkers" 4 out of 5 college students drink alcohol 1,825 RIP students die each year from alcohol related injuries 599,000 students are unintentionally injured each year under the influence ulillulli 3,360,000 students drive under the influence of alcohol each year The definition for ONE DRINK is 12 oz. beer 1.25 oz. 80 proof liquor 5 oz. or or | wine AI BII GII! D/FIII! student 95% 48% student of violent crimes on college campuses involve alcohol student of students have taken care of another student under the influence of alcohol student average drinks per week EVERY YEAR STUDENTS SPEND $5.5 BILLION ON ALCOHOL well.wvu.edu/articles/some_truth_about_college_drinking www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/statssummaries/snapshot.aspx www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/niaacollegematerials/taskforce/heavyepisodic_00.aspx www.higeredcenter.org/high-risk/alcohol/scope www.higheredcenter.org/high-risk/alcohol/consequences/academic-performance ecampus.com Textbooks Easy. Fast. Cheap!