We’re All Alcoholics / Drug Addicts?

By CC Staff

Lately there have been numerous articles exclaming that college students are upping the frequency with which we booze or shoot it up. I know, this seriously is no laughing matter because some of us are even seeing a difference in our peers behavior. I can’t say I’ve noticed more people being sent to the hospital for alcohol poisoning or drug overdoses. But a few students at NYU are saying they’ve met more people that have been sent to the emergency room for an alcohol-related issue than they’ve ever experienced back at home. This is no bueno.

Our elders are now fearing that if we continue to increase our binge drinking episodes, we’ll all wind up alcoholics. Scary fact: “Today a quarter of college students meet the medical criteria for drug and alcohol abuse or addiction compared to 8.5 or the rest of the population,” says Joseph Califano, former US Secretary of Health, Welfare and Education.

Okay, Califano, you have my attention.

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Are we really drinking more than usual?