why is binge drinking bad and should it be allowed on campus?
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Why is binge drinking bad and should it be allowed on campus? . By Tommy Lee. Binge drinking is bad for your health and should not be allowed on a college campus. What is binge drinking?. Heavy and consistent drinking Five or more drinks in a row in a certain amount of time. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Why is binge drinking bad and should it be allowed on campus?
By Tommy Lee
Binge drinking is bad for your health and should not be allowed on a college campus.
What is binge drinking?Heavy and consistent drinkingFive or more drinks in a row in a
certain amount of time
Why do people binge drink?They are curiousThey are trying to impress friendsThey make look at it as a way to
reduce stress
What are the risks of binge drinking?Alcohol poisoningMemory lapsesMood changesdeath
The risk of binge drinking an getting alcohol poisoning
Extreme confusionInability to be awakenedVomiting and seizuresSlow breathing Death
Mental healthBinge drinkers have a harder time in
schoolsIt disrupts sleep patternsEffects some people personality
Binge drinkingApproximately 92% of U.S. adults
have reported they have binge drank About 75% of the alcohol consumed
each year is in the form of binge drinking
Health problemsUnintentional injuriesIntentional injuriesAlcohol poisoningLiver failure
Women and binge drinkingStatewide the figures show 17.2% of
women try binge drinking6.6% is in western new York
Effects on the brain Alters the thickness in grey matterEarly micro-structural damageKills brain cellsSlows learning abilities
Effects on the nervous system Makes your reaction slowerYou feel less pain Slurs your speechLoosens your grip
College kids and binge drinkingThey take it to an extreme They do it to try and fit inThey think its cool and funny
Binge drinking on campusBecame the drug of choice on
campusThey are drinking to get drunkAlcohol is forty percent of school
problems
Binge drinking continued Binge drinking in college kids leads
to sexual aggression higher an makes women more prone to rape
Alcohol use is not one but can be multiple aggressions
like criminal activity, sexual activity, underage drinking
Co-eds and binge drinking42 percent of students in coed
housing reported binge drinking on a weekly basis
Only 18 percent of students in gender-specific housing reported binge drinking weekly
Binge drinking makes you do stupid things.
Binge drinking may cause miscarriages
Binge drinking can and will kill you