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College Binge Drinking is an informational site for college students and their parents and other concerned people that hopes to inform people about the myths, dangers, and issues surrounding college alcohol abuse.
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About Us
Binge Drinking Key Focus for Young Adults
Binge drinking is an important element of prevention study as the activity can be fatal. For those under the age of 21, it can also impact the development of key areas of the brain, creating lasting negative effects.
The Examiner recently posted an article that highlights the staggering facts surrounding binge drinking. The most surprising is that 90 percent of alcohol consumed by young adults under the age of 21 is in the form of binge drinking.
Binge drinking is defined by consuming alcohol in rapid succession. It is the equivalent of five drinks for men and four drinks for women. As defined by the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse of Alcoholism, binge drinking is a pattern of drinking that brings a person’s blood alcohol concentration to 0.08 grams percent above normal.
Alcohol poisoning can be a consequence of binge drinking and has certain symptoms such as confusion or stupor, vomiting, seizures, slow or irregular breathing, blue-tinged skin or pale skin, low body temperature and unconsciousness. Such poisoning can lead to coma and death.
When the activity is undertaken often over long periods of time, long-term effects can include stomach ulcers, liver problems, cardiovascular disease, sexual dysfunction and neurological damage.
Young people may not realize the impact alcohol can have on the body. Even when someone stops drinking, alcohol continues to be released into the bloodstream, causing the level of alcohol in the blood to continue to rise.
Alcohol continues to be a major factor in vehicular accidents and deaths, unintended pregnancies, domestic violence and sexual assault. When used by individuals under 21 years of age, it can also hamper development in the brain that can never be repaired. For these reasons alone, binge drinking education and prevention must be a key priority for young adults.