Did you know that drinking too much can significantly impact your academic success? Students who average Ds and Fs consume approximately 6.4 more alcholic drinks per week than A students. According to a UW System Alcohol and Other Drug Survey given to UW Colleges students in March 2009, 22% of students who drank alcohol reported they had performed poorly on a test or important project in the past year due to their drinking. 27% of students who drank had missed at least one class in the past year due to their drinking.
Mixing Alcohol and Energy Drinks May Spell Disaster
“Go Ask Alice” Comments on Mixing Energy Drinks and Alcohol:
Energy Drinks: Coffee of a New Generation
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholism & Alcohol-Related Problems
From the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence.
FAQs on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
From the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
How Drinking Affects Academic Performance
Alcohol's Properties
Alcohol initially acts as a stimulant when it’s consumed, even though it is a central nervous system depressant. The stimulant effect is what causes the “buzz.” The depressant effect is what ultimately causes the other effects we’ve come to associate with drinking. Find out more about how alcohol impacts the body.
American Athletic Institute
Information about how alcohol affects progress in student athletes.
Alcohol and Sports Performance
This paper describes how consuming alcohol can greatly affect a person’s athletic ability.
Alcohol & You
Test your knowledge about alcohol.
BACCHUS online
Peer organization dedicated to reducing alcohol-related harm on college campuses.
Campus Security Statistics
Direct link to reported criminal offenses for over 6,000 colleges and universities in the United States.
Facts-on-Tap
Research-based college student information on binge drinking,sexual risks, and related college life issues, produced by Phoenix House.
Had Enough
Web resource for the "silent majority" of students who don't drink excessively; offers student stories on alcohol & campus life and resources on binge drinking prevention.
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
Offers parent, student, and researcher information; extensive list of college-specific publications.
Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse Issues
Recommendations and guidelines put together to support campus alcohol policies.