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.htmlStudents who were light drinkers at the time of Spring Break were more likely to experience negative consequences than those who were typically heavy drinkers. <a href='http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/spring-break-the-negative-consequences-of-heavy-drinking.html'>read more</a>http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/spring-break-the-negative-consequences-of-heavy-drinking.htmlhttp://www.collegebingedrinking.net/spring-break-the-negative-consequences-of-heavy-drinking.htmlDrinking in a college setting is something that has seemed almost a right of passage for generations. At Harvard, however, the number of undergraduates being admitted to Stillman Infirmary for alcohol intoxication or poisoning is increasing. <a href='http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/number-of-harvard-undergraduate-drinkers-rising.html'>read more</a>http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/number-of-harvard-undergraduate-drinkers-rising.htmlhttp://www.collegebingedrinking.net/number-of-harvard-undergraduate-drinkers-rising.htmlMany people have the erroneous belief that the stimulant effect of caffeine will offset alcohol's depressant effects. The reality is that caffeine only decreases the drowsiness that alcohol can cause, an affect known as "wide awake and drunk". <a href='http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/dangers-of-mixing-energy-drinks-with-alcohol.html'>read more</a>http://www.collegebingedrinking.net/dangers-of-mixing-energy-drinks-with-alcohol.htmlhttp://www.collegebingedrinking.net/dangers-of-mixing-energy-drinks-with-alcohol.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.html