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Topic: GO FIGURE

The Sobering Statistics of College Students and Alcohol

August 26, 2009

2.1 MILLION

Do you know what this figure represents?

Answer: That’s the number of college students between the ages of 18 and 24 who drove under the influence of alcohol in 2005.

Here are some other college drinking statistics*:

  • 25% of college students report that their schooling suffers as a result of alcohol consumption, including doing poorly on exams, missing classes and receiving lower grades overall
  • 599,000 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 are unintentionally injured under the influence of alcohol
  • 150,000 and more college students develop an alcohol-related health problem
  • 11% of college students report participating in vandalism while under the influence of alcohol
  • Each year, more than 97,000 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape.

(*Source: US Federal government’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

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