http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/rss.xmlInformation on abusive drinking among college students and young adults(c) 2010 College Binge Drinking All rights reserved.120According to a study by CASA at Columbia University in New York, the number of college students binge drinking and abusing drugs has only gotten worse over the past decade. Here are just a few of the troubling statistics. <a href='http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/wasting-the-college-years-college-student-drug-abuse-and-binge-drinking.html'>read more</a>http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/wasting-the-college-years-college-student-drug-abuse-and-binge-drinking.htmlhttp://www.collegebingedrinking.net/wasting-the-college-years-college-student-drug-abuse-and-binge-drinking.htmlThere are many reasons college students, most of them not the legal age to drink, binge drink. Here are some of the basic issues and risks associated with binge drinking. <a href='http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/college-binge-drinking.html'>read more</a>http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/college-binge-drinking.htmlhttp://www.collegebingedrinking.net/college-binge-drinking.htmlDrinking games tend to be somewhat of a right of passage for some  especially on college campuses. For those young adults who elect to engage in such games in a bar, the risk escalates. <a href='http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/drinking-games-ongoing-problem-for-college-students.html'>read more</a>http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/drinking-games-ongoing-problem-for-college-students.htmlhttp://www.collegebingedrinking.net/drinking-games-ongoing-problem-for-college-students.htmlThis finding is from a new study of low-income children conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota and the University of Rochester, Mt. Hope Family Center and appears in the January/February 2010 issue of the journal Child Development. <a href='http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/children-mistreated-before-age-5-may-experience-greater-depression.html'>read more</a>http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/children-mistreated-before-age-5-may-experience-greater-depression.htmlhttp://www.collegebingedrinking.net/children-mistreated-before-age-5-may-experience-greater-depression.htmlSome women think that the more they drink, the more attractive they appear to their male peers, especially if they can keep up with their male counterparts. <a href='http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/college-women-and-binge-drinking.html'>read more</a>http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/college-women-and-binge-drinking.htmlhttp://www.collegebingedrinking.net/college-women-and-binge-drinking.htmlPositive functioning is the overall personal well-being of an individual, or how well they are adjusting and operating in their environment. <a href='http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/positive-functioning-and-alcohol-use-disorders-in-young-adults.html'>read more</a>http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/positive-functioning-and-alcohol-use-disorders-in-young-adults.htmlhttp://www.collegebingedrinking.net/positive-functioning-and-alcohol-use-disorders-in-young-adults.htmlA recent NPR post highlights the dangers of a drunken night that can impact an individual long after the memories of the night fade away. <a href='http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/cognitive-capabilities-of-teens-damaged-by-binge-drinking.html'>read more</a>http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/cognitive-capabilities-of-teens-damaged-by-binge-drinking.htmlhttp://www.collegebingedrinking.net/cognitive-capabilities-of-teens-damaged-by-binge-drinking.htmlTeenagers may be surprised to learn that their choices about alcohol may also be affecting their education beyond just the everyday options like choosing a party over a study session. <a href='http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/alcohol-use-in-teenage-years-predicts-education-levels-in-males.html'>read more</a>http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/alcohol-use-in-teenage-years-predicts-education-levels-in-males.htmlhttp://www.collegebingedrinking.net/alcohol-use-in-teenage-years-predicts-education-levels-in-males.htmlThe most surprising is that 90 percent of alcohol consumed by young adults under the age of 21 is in the form of binge drinking. <a href='http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/binge-drinking-key-focus-for-young-adults.html'>read more</a>http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/binge-drinking-key-focus-for-young-adults.htmlhttp://www.collegebingedrinking.net/binge-drinking-key-focus-for-young-adults.htmlEarlier this year in Jersey City, 19-year-old Michael Garbacki drove drunk and plowed into a group of people. <a href='http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/new-victim-surfaces-in-jersey-city-drunk-driving-case.html'>read more</a>http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/new-victim-surfaces-in-jersey-city-drunk-driving-case.htmlhttp://www.collegebingedrinking.net/new-victim-surfaces-in-jersey-city-drunk-driving-case.html