Risky College BehaviorsNicolette Stanise

ALCOHOL ABUSE “599,000 students

between the ages of 18 and 24 are unintentionally injured under the influence of alcohol (Hingson et al,. 2009)”

“1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle crashes (Hingson et al., 2009)”

DRUG ABUSE “The percentage of

students who reported smoking marijuana heavily — at least 20 days during the past month — more than doubled, from 1.9% in 1993 to 4% in 2005.”

“The percentage of students who reported using illegal drugs other than marijuana, such as cocaine and heroin, in the past month jumped from 5.4% in 1993 to 8.2% in 2005.”

SLEEP DEPRIVATION “In a recent study

conducted at the University of St. Thomas in Minn. and released by the Journal of Adolescent Health, 70 percent of college students receive less than the eight recommended hours of sleep, choosing to engage in other activities.”

UNHEALTHY WEIGHT GAIN “A new study shows

that nearly one in four freshman gain at least 5% of their body weight, an average of about 10 pounds, during their first semester.”

This can be due to unhealthy eating, alcohol consumption, and lack of exercise.

UNSAFE SEXUAL ACTIVITES

“Nearly half of the 19 million new STDs each year are among young people aged 15-24 years.”

“Young people aged 13-29 accounted for 39% of all new HIV infections in 2009.”

References Slide 1 Photo Credit: photo credit: <a href

="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/242988264/">Thomas Hawk</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">cc</a>

Slide 2:http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/statssummaries/snapshot.aspx

Slide 2 Photo Credit: Nicolette Stanise Slide 3:

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-03-15-college-drug-use_N.htm

Slide 3 Photo Credit: photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/1ncognito/303149446/">1ncognito</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>

Slide 4: http://www.theaggie.org/2010/02/17/sleep-deprivation-soars-among-college-students/

Slide 4 Photo Credit: Nicolette Stanise

References Slide 5:

http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20090728/freshman-15-college-weight-gain-is-real

Slide 5 Photo Credit: Nicolette Stanise Slide 6: http://www.cdc.gov/family/college/ Slide 6 Photo Credit: photo credit: <a href

="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coreyann/889927375/">Corey Ann</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">cc</a>