{"id":2507,"date":"2024-08-29T18:43:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T18:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tcysapc.org\/?p=2507"},"modified":"2024-08-29T18:43:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T18:43:54","slug":"school-fall-semester-a-time-for-parents-to-discuss-the-risks-of-college-drinking-says-niaaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tcysapc.org\/?p=2507","title":{"rendered":"School Fall Semester–A Time for Parents To Discuss the Risks of College Drinking, Says NIAAA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"NIAAA,<\/a>As college students arrive on campus this fall, it is typically a time of new experiences, new friendships, and making memories\u00a0 <\/a> that will last a lifetime. Unfortunately for many, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) says, it is also a time of harmful and underage drinking and of dealing with its aftermath\u2014from vandalism, sexual assault, and other forms of violence to injuries and death.<\/p>\n

Rates and Consequences of College Drinking<\/b><\/p>\n

According to the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 45.3% of male and 48.5% of female full-time college students ages 18 to 22 drank alcohol in the past month.\u00a0About 29.3% of male and 28.0% of female full-time college students engaged in binge drinking during the same time frame.\u00a0The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) defines binge drinking as five or more drinks on an occasion for men and four or more drinks on an occasion for women. (NIAAA defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration [BAC] to 0.08%\u2014or 0.08 grams of alcohol per deciliter\u2014or more. This typically happens if a woman has four or more drinks or a man has five or more drinks within about 2 hours.) In addition, 6.0% of male and 6.7% of female full-time college students engaged in heavy alcohol use, defined by SAMHSA as binge drinking on 5 or more days in the past month.<\/p>\n

The consequences of harmful and underage drinking by college students are more significant, more destructive, and more costly than many parents realize. And these consequences affect students whether they drink or not. Researchers estimate that each year:<\/p>\n