Binge Drinking At College Persuasive Essay

Can campus binge drinking problems be eliminated? To begin with binge drinking at college is a large problem. I do not think it possible to eliminate it totally. Our culture has a mindset that drinking is socially acceptable in almost any situation. Almost any student wants to be accepted in society. Unless someone experiences an alcohol related tragedy either directly or indirectly, they assume that will never happen to them. It has become the norm to drink right up to ones limits or to out drink someone else. the best way to minimize this problem is going to be through education and example. You will not be able to reach everyone. But you might be able encourage some people to learn to limit their drinking or not to drink at all. There are groups and organizations like Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Who will come and give seminars and visual examples of what can happen while and after drinking.

I personally don’t like being depressed and not remembering what happen. I would rather have caffeine to be more attentive at a party. Who wants to wake up in a hospital seriously hurt if you are lucky let alone dying. I am a firm believer that schools and originations as well as individuals need to be held responsible for what takes place at parties. Like the article “Binge Drinking, a Campus Killer” by Sabrina Rubin stated alcohol is a poison. Parents need to do their part also by setting good examples. There is no reason to drink in front of your kids or come home drunk. If you feel the need to drink around your kids, then you have a bigger problem than drinking. Teenagers and young adults are one of our greatest resources and need to be taught about the dangers and risk associated with alcohol. We teach our kids not to touch the hot stove or to touch the handle of the boiling pot of water. They can be taught either to avoid drinking or at least limit