What is binge drinking and what effects does it have on college students?
The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention defines binge drinking as, “a common pattern alcohol use” (CDC para. 1). College students binge drink for many reasons but the reason set aside, binge drinking is a dangerous activity that has multiple short and long term as well as social effects. While many students may think that they are participating in some harmless fun with friends, they are killing their brains and reducing its capacity.
Some people may be surprised to know that in the past fifteen years the number of college students who binge drink has stayed about the same, but the reason for more concern is the sharp spike in illegal drug use (?). Drug use and alcoholism go hand in hand. Alcoholics use the drugs as morning after pick-me ups and to recover from hangovers. Drug addicts use alcohol to wind down and fall asleep. This mixing of drugs is extremely dangerous and can be lethal.
As we have looked at bias this past week I have noticed some interesting things. First off, I realized how much a person’s cultural eye affects the bias that is present in their writing. The piece that represented this the most was Mc Guffey stories. As we discussed, the views of this author are an old fashioned Christian view particularly Protestant. This bias is shown clearly in the end of “The Maniac”. The author lectures the reader on the blessings that come from keeping the Sabbath day holy. This bias so blatantly presented makes the text seem likely to be found in a Sunday school or a child’s book set on Christian values. Another story talked about a tax collector that was thrown in prison and went mad over a simple number mistake. The morale of the story was to not get caught up in worldly things and to focus on your reward in heaven. The end of the story emphasized decent people and their worthiness over indecent people. I believe it used the word “decent” upward of six times. This repeated emphasis on “good” and “decent” people was clearly evident in the authors bias.
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