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Girls Gone Wild? Spring Breakers Admit More Sex, Drinking
ClickonDetroit ^ | March 8, 2006 | AP

Posted on 03/08/2006 6:26:22 AM PST by ShadowDancer

Girls Gone Wild? Spring Breakers Admit More Sex, Drinking

AMA Warns Women Of Health Risks

POSTED: 9:01 am EST March 8, 2006

CHICAGO -- The American Medical Association is warning girls not to go wild during spring break.

All but confirming what goes on in those "Girls Gone Wild" videos, 83 percent of college women and graduates surveyed by the AMA said spring break involves heavier-than-usual drinking, and 74 percent said the break results in increased sexual activity.

The women's answers were based both on firsthand experience and the experiences of friends and acquaintances.

Sizable numbers reported getting sick from drinking, and blacking out and engaging in unprotected sex or sex with more than one partner, activities that increase their risks for sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies.

The AMA is trying to call attention to underage drinking among women because their bodies process alcohol differently and put them at greater risk for health problems, Dr. J. Edward Hill, AMA's president, said Tuesday.

The AMA-commissioned online survey queried a nationwide random sample of 644 college women or graduates ages 17 to 35 last week.

Kathleen Fitzgerald, a 21-year-old junior at Illinois State University, said the AMA's effort to raise awareness is a good idea, but probably won't do much to curb drinking during spring break.

"I think a lot of students wouldn't really pay that much attention to it," Fitzgerald said. "They would just be like, `Duh, that's why we do it."'

About 30 percent of women surveyed said spring break trips with sun and alcohol are an essential part of college life.

Also, 74 percent said women use spring break drinking as an excuse for "outrageous" behavior that the AMA said could include public nudity and dancing on tables.

Of the 27 percent who said they had attended a college spring break trip: More than half said they regretted getting sick from drinking on the trip. About 40 percent said they regretted passing out or not remembering what they did. 13 percent said they had sexual activity with more than one partner. 10 percent said they regretted engaging in public or group sexual activity. More than half were underage when they first drank alcohol on a spring break trip.

The AMA said the findings highlight the need for alternative spring break activities. For example, the University of Nebraska, Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., and the University of Wisconsin offer spring break "service" trips.

Gemma Kite, a 21-year-old Lehigh junior, is in Brunswick, Ga., for spring break this week, helping build a house for Habitat for Humanity.

"It's so much fun. We're working outside in the sun," Kite said.

She said many students see spring break as "your chance to go wild and crazy in a different country where no one's going to know you." Kite admitted those trips have a certain appeal, and she hopes to take a more party-oriented vacation next year.

"I like to have my fun," Kite said.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: promiscuity; springbreak
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To: Owl_Eagle

Religion is the Opiate of those who can't get laid.


61 posted on 03/08/2006 12:55:40 PM PST by Flavius Josephus (The only good muslim is a bad muslim)
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To: Redbob; All

During Mardi Gras I went to a web cam that was on Bourbon Street and actually saw girls flashing to the balcony to get beads! Caught me off-guard for a moment.


62 posted on 03/08/2006 1:01:00 PM PST by united1000 (Politicans are like diapers. They both need to be changed often and for the same reason)
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To: united1000

Yeah cuz... didn't it used to be it was the chicks on the balcony that would flash when the crowd was chanting "Show yer t!ts... show yer t!ts!"?


63 posted on 03/08/2006 1:09:30 PM PST by Flavius Josephus (The only good muslim is a bad muslim)
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To: Flavius Josephus

Yeah cuz... didn't it used to be it was the chicks on the balcony that would flash when the crowd was chanting "Show yer t!ts... show yer t!ts!"?

Not sure about that, but it was the "battle cry" at the Indianapolis 500 for years!  You almost needed blindfolds for the kids......... LOL


64 posted on 03/08/2006 1:23:08 PM PST by united1000 (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last. - Sir Winston Churchill)
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To: ShadowDancer
But it's soooo much fun for a young gal at spring break! You get to do all the things you aren't allowed to do at home, or at least the things you don't want people to know about. It's just good fun! /sarcasm


65 posted on 03/08/2006 2:07:39 PM PST by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
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To: wagglebee

ping..


66 posted on 03/08/2006 2:27:50 PM PST by SDGOP
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To: bk1000
After all, it's where the boyz are:


67 posted on 03/08/2006 2:53:35 PM PST by Flavius Josephus (The only good muslim is a bad muslim)
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To: united1000
All the tourists make Bourbon Street a 365 day a year Mardi Gras at night time.

I toured the place on a thru trip back in 2002. NO and Mardi Gras way overrated IMO. The place smelled like rotted garbage and had plenty of derelicts passed out pretty much everywhere. Then there were all the entrenpeures getting their various sex videos done for later sales.

W.
68 posted on 03/08/2006 11:17:50 PM PST by RunningWolf (Vet US Army Air Cav 1975)
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