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Adolescent Drinking Linked to Sexually Transmitted Diseases
As children develop into adolescents, they naturally feel the urge to experiment with new things. Growth and discovery are a healthy part of aging, but not all new things are healthy. Many adolescents are having their first alcoholic drinks when they are only 12 years old, and researchers are finding that teens who experiment with one risky behavior, like drinking or drugs, are more likely to experiment with other risky behaviors like unprotected sex.
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The Myth of “Liquid Courage”
Drinking is common on most college campuses in America. Several surveys done nationwide show that nearly 4 out of 5 college students drink alcohol and almost half of them engage in heavy "episodic" consumption, or binge drinking. Extreme alcohol usage is known to cause a number of short and long term consequences such as academic problems, unsafe sex, sexual assaults, injuries, arrests, alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, accidental death and college attrition.
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Could Conforming to Societal Norms Reduce One’s Risk of Alcoholism
Overindulging in alcohol at a young age can lead to problems with alcoholism later in life. To help understand this trend and what factors may put youth at risk, Dr. Tim Bogg, professor at Wayne State University (WSU), is leading a government funded study to further investigate the connection.
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The High Price of Teen Drinking
Springtime is, among other things, prom time. It is a time when teenagers like to up and too frequently, view the evening as an opportunity to act in ways that they perceive as grown up.
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MADD Poll Shows Parents Believe Their Kids Don’t Want Alcohol
Texas parents tell a MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, survey that their children aren’t interested in alcohol. Eighty-five percent of parents from Texas believe this of their children, according to a recent article.
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Determining Whether a Hangover Prevents Future Alcohol Use
College students who engage in heavy drinking often complain the next day about suffering from a hangover. A hangover usually includes such symptoms as dehydration, nausea and headache, and occurs after the alcohol has been processed through the body.
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Report Says 25 Percent of Teen Drinkers Get Alcohol From Family
While a lot has changed in the last two decades, alcohol consumption among our teenagers has not, according to Jan Withers, President of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). Alcohol still is the most dangerous thing our kids consume and kills more children than all illicit drugs combined, said MADD at a recent Washington D.C. press conference.
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Half of College Students Engage in Binge Drinking
National surveys show that nearly four out of five college students are drinking on campuses in America. Half of those drinkers engage in what is referred to as binge drinking or heavy periodic drinking, according to a recent news article.
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No Food and More Booze Equals Dangerous Combination
It is not a new concept, but definitely a new term to describe a type of binge drinking. “Drunkorexia” is not a medical term, but one derived by the media that describes binge drinking and calorie withholding by young adults.
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College Students Stay up Late Using Adderall
Throughout our nation, college students in Florida and other states are becoming more and more addicted to the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medicine Adderall. The drug is designed for those with ADHD and unfortunately makes it easy for students to get their hands on and misuse it.