According to a recent study done in Canada on high school and college students 72% of 20-24 year olds reported drinking alcohol regularly. Early twenties was the peak age for frequency and quantity drinking as it tends to decline as adult roles are initiated (Jessor, Donovan, and Costa, 1991). Prevalence studies have shown it is more normative to drink during adolescence than it is not to drink. This peer pressure to fit in increases the likeliness of binge drinking, to follow as the others do, to be considered "normal", and to avoid the possibilities of being labeled an outcast. This aspect can be paralleled Levenger's studies of how individuals are more likely to participate in risky activities/behaviors (such as binge drinking) when involved in group activities. This makes the dangerous activity seems less risky to an adolescent due to the fact so many of his/her friends are involved. This also makes risk more valued. Despite the possibility of serious harm from binge drinking and alcohol misuse, drinking may also serve important constructive functions for adolescence, such as helping them make friends, let off steam, indicate a transition to a more mature status, or explore personal identities (Chassin, Presson, and Sherman, 1989). Some scientist have argued that experimenting with risk behaviors such as drinking alcohol has become one of the developmental tasks or rites of passage of adolescence in Western societies (Baumrind, 1985; Jessor, 1987; Schulenberg, O"Malley, Bachman, Wadsworth, and Johnston, 1996; Shedler and Block, 1990). .
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The action perspective assumes that human development is initiated and directed by the intentions and goals of developing individuals. That is, humans shape their own development through goal-directed action (Silbereisen and Eyferth, 1986). Thus drinking can be viewed as rational, goal-directed action. "The present study viewed students alcohol use as a purposive behavior directed toward the attainment of instrumental, developmentally relevant goals.
What is it that gets me to write a paper on Alcohol use? ... Alcohol use on college campuses not only effect students who use it but other people are affected by the actions of users. ... Many countries feel it is all right for children to use alcohol while growing. ... It is through this time that people learn responsible use of alcohol. ... The above brings the paper to the topic of informed choices on my use of alcohol. ...
Alcohol use by underage drinkers is a persistent public health problem in the United States, and alcohol is the most commonly used drug among adolescents. ... To understand why alcohol is such a problem, we must look at factors which lead students to use alcohol, the affects alcohol has on students, and what is being done to prevent alcohol abuse on college campuses. ... (Keeley) What can we do to prevent or even stop alcohol abuse on college campuses? There have been many different strategies conducted to prevent alcohol use by students. ... Adolescent alcohol use is one of the mos...
However, there are top three temptations that college students face and they are drugs and alcohol, cheating and peer pressure and partying. ... Drugs and Alcohol is probably the number one temptation that college students especially new students. There are a lot of drugs and alcohol that students would come across in college like Hallucinogens, Opium, LSD, Cocaine, Weed, Ecstasy, Heroine, Beer, Ale, Lager etc. Drugs and Alcohol leads to a lot of drawbacks in life like depressions because they are really addictive, they are as addictive as playing poker and the slots at the Atlantic City or L...
Alcohol is the most common drug used in America, making it exceed a billion dollar a year industry (Alcohol Ignites Sports Fans). ... An anonymous underage college student while participating in the College Alcohol Study Harvard School of Public Health Survey stated that "I was having a great night. ... (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) When a college student was asked about their experience with alcohol an anonymous respondent interviewed by the College Alcohol Study Harvard School of Public Health she stated that: My roommate and I went to a party, and she got drunk. .....
Alcohol in College Alcohol is a huge problem on most college campuses. ... Alcohol is said to be the chosen drug among college students. ... Many college's have strict rules and regulation concerning alcohol. ... I talked to a parent to get her opinion about alcohol on college campuses. ... In high school, I used to party all the time. ...
One stereotype believed by professional doctors is that women that are college-educated and wealthy are going to drink less or not at all during pregnancy, and the poorer and uneducated women are going to drink more during pregnancy. ... Women who receive college degrees are four times more likely to drink during pregnancy than women who only receive a high school diploma. ... Through research, alcohol has been proven toxic to the fetus ("Fetal Alcohol"). ... Fetal alcohol syndrome is "mild to severe mental and physical damage to the fetus caused by the mother's use of alcohol during pre...
Alcohol Poisoning and Binge Drinking Alcohol is the most popular and widely used psychoactive drug in the world. There are many uses of alcohol including as a stimulant, tranquilizer, an anesthetic, celebrant, medicine, fuel and even as an indicator from work to play. ... It is quite obvious in recent research that these conditions are most commonly found throughout colleges nationwide. ... It is clearly evident that a great deal of teen/college drinking is associated with personal or social situations and as a way of coping with depression. ... Both alcohol poisoning and binge drinking...
Forty two percent of college students are binge drinkers. ... This has a large push on the national level but also is prevalent in other venues such on college campuses. ... In this particular case it is alcohol abuse. As evidence I would like to point to a few studies that show that alcohol use by this group of people. ... These statistics clearly point out that alcohol abuse by college students is on the rise. ...
