Underage Drinking Slideshow
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According to the Na/onal Ins/tute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, there are es/mated to be 10.8 million underage drinkers in the United States. Nearly 60 percent of college drinkers are under 21.
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1,825 college students between ages 18 and 24 die from alcohol-‐related accidents, including car crashes.
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“I would hope that students choose not to drink alcohol based on their personal convic/ons, not our policies,” says Carl Johnson, director of Campus Ac/vi/es at the University of Denver.
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Students that are the most likely to drink usually tend to be Caucasian, male,
athletes, members of Greek life, or first-‐year
students.
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The average male freshman consumes 7.39 drinks per week, while the average female drinks 3.86.
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In 2009,
underage consumers drank 16.2
percent of all alcohol sold in
the U.S. Industry profits reached $23.8 billion in sales.
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“I feel like the [alcohol] policy is enforced,” says Kevin Collins*, a freshman. “Since I got in trouble here, I drink a lot less than I did before.” (*name changed for privacy purposes)
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It is es/mated that two-‐thirds of alcohol vendors don’t ask for iden/fica/on, making it easier for underage students to gain access to it.
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According to Core Ins/tute
Sta/s/cs, 31 percent of
college students missed a class
due to substance abuse. One-‐third
of freshmen don’t make it back for their
sophomore year due to their
drinking habits.
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“I drank so much stuff in high school, I try to stay away from liquor because it gives you a hangover that’s infinitely worse,” says Alex Peterson*, a freshman at DU. (*name changed for privacy purposes)
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“I think that our students understand that underage drinking is against the law, and our policies so in that case are very effec/ve,” says Johnson.