Binge Drinking On The Rise Among US College Students

Yahoo! News:

Binge drinking among American college students is on the rise, along with its consequences of drunk driving and drinking-related deaths, U.S. health officials report.

In fact, drinking-related deaths among students aged 18 to 24 years have increased steadily from 1,440 a year in 1998 to 1,825 in 2005, according to a report from the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Binge drinking also increased during this time, with the proportion of students who said they'd binged on alcohol in the past month going up from 42 to 45 percent.

The proportion of students who admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol rose from about 26 to 29 percent, according to the report.

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Comments

[davidwayneosedach]

03:26 PM on 06/17/2009

The recession presses our college students too. Increased binge drinking is but one result.

[Beka13]

08:06 AM on 06/17/2009

If these fools are the creme de la creme of American Society....We are in serious trouble.

[rpr]

10:45 PM on 06/16/2009

And why does this article have a picture from the Oktoberfest?
Germans know how to handle alcohol :)

[PresidentRobertBooth]

08:06 PM on 06/16/2009

***Binge Drinking On The Rise Among US College Students***

So what?

A little thinning of the herd isn't a bad thing.

[elmerfude]

07:43 PM on 06/16/2009

Oh the future of the country is in such good hands.

[freethinking moderate]

05:11 PM on 06/16/2009

This is a natural result of the adult jihad against alcohol. Even the Puritans allowed their children to drink. As long as adults make it cool & naughty to drink, you people will continue to worhip alcohol. And, this is stupid as alcohol is nothing more than liquid poison. Heaven forbid the US ever become more European in its view of alcohol.

[LitDr2B]

08:18 PM on 06/16/2009

The DUI problem is not, however, caused by American attitudes toward alcohol (and I totally agree with your sentiments there). DUI is nothing more than sheer stupidity and willfulness.

[sense11]

02:51 PM on 06/16/2009

Binge toking is a lot safer.

[Beka13]

08:07 AM on 06/17/2009

Amen.

[kulenski]

12:31 PM on 06/16/2009

This isn't news, articles like this pops up every few years.

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