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Binge Drinking in College, 2003.
Examines the dangers of binge drinking in college students.
1,719 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 12 sources, MLA, AU$ 88.95
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Bing drinking is when five or more alcoholic beverages are consumed in one sitting. The paper discusses the worrying statistics that forty percent of college students binge drink at least once every two weeks and that the heaviest period of alcohol consumption for most drinkers in the U.S. is the eighteen to twenty-one year old age group. The paper examines the causes and consequences of binge drinking among college students.
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"According to Webster?s Dictionary, alcoholism is defined as a chronic disorder characterized by dependence on and excessive use of alcoholic beverages. Alcoholism is ever present in our society, and there are many factors that may push someone towards it on a narrow, one-way path that may lead to recklessness, serious health problems, violence and even death. A serious problem that leads people to alcoholism is binge drinking, which is most commonly seen affecting college students. A recent survey revealed that eighty-eight percent of all college students (including students under the age of twenty-one) have consumed alcoholic beverages (O?Malley, Bachman)."
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Binge Drinking on Campus.
This paper discuses the problem of binge drinking on campus.
1,615 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 83.95
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This paper explains that alcohol is basically a poison which acts as a depressant on the central nervous system, that can lead to death. The author points out that part of the problem seems to be that students, immersed in a social situation where binge drinking is pervasive, don't seem to realize what constitutes excess. The paper relates that binge drinking not only causes harm to the abuser but also causes economic, emotional and physical harm to other people and to society, such as automobile accidents, unprotected sex and birth defects.
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"The age range which has the highest alcohol consumption rates is late teens to the late twenties. This statistic verifies that the social trend in this country seems to be that "adolescence" is being extended further and further as young people stay economically dependent in on their parents for longer periods of time. Along with this, adolescent behavior is becoming more acceptable for longer periods-that is, young people are not marrying or having families as early as previous generations. This is understandable in that, for many, economically, times are tough. But, part of "growing up" is to moderate behavior to what makes good sense. College students have to realize that they are mortal."
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Binge Drinking Among College Students, 2002.
A brief discussion of the problem of binge drinking among college students.
591 words (approx. 2.4 pages), 14 sources, MLA, AU$ 34.95
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This paper outlines the issues involved in college drinking problems. The paper provides statistics which illustrate the gravity of the situation. The effects of binge drinking on a student's academic performance and physical well-being are discussed. Suggestions are offered of how to curb this problem and how to reduce the tragedies associated with binge drinking among college students.
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"There are a multitude of issues related to binge drinking among college students. Statistics regarding binge drinking among college students magnify the gravity of the problem. At least two out of every five U.S. college students regularly binge drink, resulting in approximately 1,400 student deaths yearly, a distressing number of assaults and rapes, a shameful amount of vandalism, and countless cases of academic suicide."
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Binge Drinking: Use or Abuse?, 2007.
This paper discusses whether binge drinking among youth is a right of passage or a public health hazard.
2,917 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 13 sources, MLA, AU$ 137.95
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The paper maintains that binge drinking all too often a risky, harmful and destructive activity and is therefore much more of a social problem than it is an innocent rite of passage. The paper contends that there are many preventive measures that could be used more effectively, such as stricter enforcement of laws against drinking and driving and more responsible beverage serving in public and private places. The paper suggests that the most effective way to publicize the harms and dangers of binge drinking would be to target such messages to consumers, at both individual and societal levels.
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"Haines and Spear (1996) define binge drinking as the consuming of five or more alcoholic drinks in a row. This increasingly common pattern of binge drinking on college and university campuses in particular, as a sort of "rite of passage" among college and university students in particular, moreover, is an area of growing concern: for college and university counselors; for medical staff; for administrators, and (in general) for mental health professionals and researchers in the behavioral sciences (Otnes, Treise, and Wolburg (1999). Weschler, Davenport, Dowdall, Moeykens, & Castillo (1994), in fact, consider binge drinking to be today's very worst health hazard on college and university campuses."
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Binge Drinking in American Colleges, 2002.
A discussion of the threat of alcoholic binge drinking to American college campuses.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, AU$ 70.95
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This paper will discuss the conditions of alcoholic binge drinking that is currently a part of the campus life of so many universities in America. By understanding this growing problem, we will consider how this poses a serious issue on campus life, and what is being done about it. By knowing this information, we can learn how this affects not only the students, but also the administrators who are conducting the school's affairs.
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Binge Drinking and Male Students, 2003.
The paper is a piece of qualitative research on male student binge drinking.
5,882 words (approx. 23.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 223.95
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The paper is a brilliant example of qualitative research. It uses the grounded theory approach and thus can serve as a good template for anyone attempting such research. It includes all the Appendices, which cover the transcription, coding, data recoding, and group coding with full explanations. It is mainly concerned with the binge drinking phenomenon among male students and provides plenty of references to further your own research.
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"In recent years media and press have devoted much time to exposing the increasing problem of binge drinking within the population, especially among university and college students. (For the purpose of this study the Jones?s definition of binge drinking as having four or more drinks in a row will be used (2003)). The aim has been to increase public awareness of the fact that it is a problem within society, through in-depth reports, Panorama specials and visual aids of intoxicated individuals. I feel, however, that it is of great interest to investigate why so many students do drink in excess despite being constantly warned of the dangers involved. It is important to dwell deeper and attempt to understand the meanings associated with binge drinking from the students themselves. As Jones (2003) pointed out: ?the main way in which psychology can contribute is an understanding of the context in which most UK students? consumption takes place, and how this interacts with behaviour?."
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Health and Consequences of Binge Drinking in College, 2002.
The problem of binge drinking, especially among college students, is examined.
2,084 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 104.95
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Facts and statistics are presented and different methods to reduce the problem of alcoholism is analyzed. Property damage, rapes, DWI's and other damages are investigated. Blood alcohol level chart and a look into several recent deaths on campuses due to binge drinking. Alcohol abuse among college students is considered.
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"Laws in every State make it illegal for anyone under the age of twenty-one to purchase or possess alcohol (Toomey 1996). College students report that alcohol is easy to obtain and they drink for one goal ? to get drunk. Binge drinking is defined by researchers as consuming five or more drinks in a row for men and four or more in a row for women (Bishop 1998). Alcohol abuse has long been a problem on college campuses. Currently, approximately eighty-five percent of college students drink alcohol (Philpot 1997). Many students on college campuses drink to excess. Binge drinking is associated with tragic consequences, health issues, and destructive behavior. Binge drinking must be curbed due to the consequences suffered by students who over imbibe and for those innocent students who are harmed by binge drinkers (NIH 1999)."
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Binge Drinking Among College Students, 2002.
Looks at the detrimental effects of binge drinking among college students.
1,205 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 66.95
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This paper explains how binge drinking adversely affects students in many different aspects such as schoolwork, health, and safety.
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" To most people, binge drinking is a self-destructive, uncontrolled, drinking session that last for at least a couple of days. This leads the heavily intoxicated drinker to ?drops out? by not working, ignoring responsibilities, and engaging in harmful behaviors such as fighting and unsafe sex. The editor of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol emphasizes, that ?binge? describes the extended period of time during which time a person repeatedly becomes intoxicated and gives up his or her usual activities and obligations in order to become intoxicated. Binge drinking is most common on college campuses, where nearly half of all college students ?binge? drink."
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Collegial Binge Drinking, 2002.
An analysis for the roots of collegial binge drinking.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 42.95
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A paper that reveals the foundations for binge drinking on college campus, and what are the specific roots of this problem. By understanding peer pressure, high academic expectations, and lack of parental intervention, we can see the basis for heavy drinking in college.
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Binge Drinking, 2008.
This paper urges parents to become involved in the prevention of binge drinking on campuses.
1,235 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 67.95
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This paper explains that, although viewed by some college students as a right of passage, binge drinking, which can lead to death, has become a growing epidemic. The author points out that, due to the combination of the freedom felt by living away from home, the life change that comes with college and the peer pressure encountered in regards to partying, students are tempted to use drinking as an escape. The paper stresses that a major concern of parents is their children's safety; therefore, to help create a solution to this epidemic, parents need to inform their children that this college recreational activity can cause abuse, violence and death. The author suggests that classes provided by schools or pamphlets sent home to educate parents can provide the proper knowledge to prepare students for the pressures of college life.
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"First, what is binge drinking? According to "Wikipedia", the free online encyclopedia, a reference to the British Medical Association states that "there is no consensus on the definition of binge drinking." Originally, binge drinking referred to being intoxicated for a couple of days, during which a person gave up usual activities and would excessively drink. Now, binge drinking refers to heavy drinking over an evening or "heavy episodic drinking" with the intention of becoming intoxicated. Another common standard for binge drinking is five or more drinks on an occasion for a male and four or more for a female."
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Binge Drinking and Gambling, 2004.
A discussion of the over-use of alcohol and its effects on gambling.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 78.95
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This paper looks at how some people are more likely to be effected by alcohol abuse and how its effect vary in regard to their increased desire to gamble. The writer explores drinking within families, college students, and adults. In conclusion, the paper shows how both of these addictions are anti-social behaviors that can be dealt with by psychologists and with treatment.
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"Consumption of a huge amount of alcohol in a small period of time, for the reason of getting intoxicated is Binge drinking. Within a period of two-weeks, if women drinks four or more drinks in one sitting, and men drinks five or more in one sitting, one or more times, they are classified as binge drinkers. A person who has occupied himself in spree drinking three or more times within a two-week period is defined as a binge drinker. In universities across the United States, 70% of the students are binge drinkers, as per a latest analysis. In a college campus, the average amount of binge drinkers is 50% of men and 39% of women. Consuming to have fun, drinking to get intoxicated, and drinking to have a good time are the three main reasons given by people who do binge drinking."
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Binge Drinking on College Campuses, 1998.
A look at the problem of alcohol over-consumption in American universities, and how it can lead to social, emotional, physical and academic problems.
1,348 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 72.95
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"Alcohol abuse is quite possibly the biggest single problem on college campuses around the nation. Weekend after weekend, about three million students nationwide participate in binge drinking which is defined as five or more drinks in a row for men and four or more drinks in a row for women (Binge Drinking on Campus). , Binge drinking on college campuses is highly prevalent and can lead to social, emotional, physical and academic problems."
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Alcohol Abuse in College, 2007.
This paper explores the causes and consequences of binge drinking on college campuses.
1,834 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 12 sources, MLA, AU$ 93.95
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The paper discusses how the definitions of binge drinking vary in relation to the respective social contexts. The paper shows how binge drinking has been characterized as the foremost public health hazard for college students. The paper reveals that one of the most common reasons for binge drinking is peer pressure and the example set by other students and the particular social and cultural contexts. The paper explains the social bond theory and the consequences of binge drinking. The paper stresses the need for more comprehensive research due to the many different and often contradictory views on the seriousness and extent of binge drinking.
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Definitions and Overview
Causes
The Consequences of Binge Drinking
Conclusion
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"There is no common consensus as to exact definition of what constitutes "binge drinking". One view that has entered the popular perception is that binge drinking refers to ".... an extended period of time, usually two days or more, during which a person repeatedly drank to intoxication, giving up usual activities and obligations." (Binge drinking) Another definition is that "Binge drinking has been defined as the consumption of five or more drinks in a row (Haines " (Durkin, Wolfe & Clark, 1999, p. 450) This view is extended in the following definition of binge drinking as a "... pattern of heavy drinking that occurs during an extended period of time set aside for drinking. It has been described as 5/4 binge drinking: five or more drinks in a row on a single occasion for a man or four or more drinks for a woman." (Understanding Alcohol) This estimate has become the basic measure of binge drinking in many studies."
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Underage Drinking, 2002.
Questions the effectiveness of prohibiting alcohol consumption by underage teens in the United States.
3,610 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 13 sources, MLA, AU$ 159.95
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America has one of the worst alcoholism problems in the world. This paper asks what America is doing differently compared to other Western countries and why alcohol is such a large problem here. The paper argues that it seems that the best answer to the problems caused by underage drinking is to end youth prohibition and replace it with intensive alcohol-responsibility training, zero-tolerance drunk driving laws and putting more social pressure on parents and establishments to monitor the drinking of the young. The paper shows that by reducing situations conducive to binge drinking, secretive drinking and drunk driving and replacing them with socially controlled situations, we reduce both health risks and drunk driving risks. The paper suggests that all arbitrary age-restrictions be revoked in favor of better societal monitoring and more pervasive anti-drunk driving regulations, aimed at risky behavior rather than specific targeted groups.
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"Another important benefit of a change in the laws would be that less law enforcement money spent on prohibition means more money and time spent on serious problems like drunk driving and crime. By decriminalizing under-age drinking -- by removing the age limits which define it as underage -- then one ends the problem of illegal drinking. Of course, there?s a certain degree of Orwellian double-speak at work here. If one were to nationalize personal property, that would also strictly solve the problem of theft as well. Obviously removing underage status makes underage drinking an impossibility and therefore not a problem. The real question is whether or not this move would decrease problems. It does seem reasonable, though, that more focus on enforcing drunk driving and erratic driving rules would be far more successful than wasting societal time checking IDs."
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