Think before you drink...
- Alcohol is the number one substance abused by teenagers and by all athletes from junior high through the professional ranks.
- Eight young people a day die in alcohol-related car crashes.
- Alcohol kills more teenagers than all other drugs combined; among 15-24 year olds, it is a common factor in accidents, homicides, and suicides.
- Over 30,000 students each year need emergency health care for alcohol overdose.
- One in eight college students report injuries resulting from alcohol use.
- 60% of college women who have acquired sexually transmitted diseases were under the influence of alcohol at the time of intercourse.
- More than 1/3 of binge drinkers report falling behind in schoolwork due to drinking.
- It is estimated that alcohol may be a factor in as many as 40% of all academic problems.
- College students drink an average of 34 gallons of alcohol yearly, and as a group spend $5.5 billion to purchase it (mostly beer); this is more than they spend on books, soda, coffee, juice, and milk combined.
Reference: Dr. Erich Duchmann, LSU Team Psychologist
