For many college students, spring break is a time for letting loose — but it is also a time when they are most likely to drink heavily and engage in other deviant behaviors.
Young women are especially at risk. A recent study by the American Medical Association surveyed 644 undergraduate and graduate women across the country concerning their drinking habits during spring break. The AMA reported 83 percent of the women surveyed said they drank more heavily during spring break than they normally drink and 74 percent said their sexual activity increases.
“One of the most important things students need to remember is that criminals and predators go on spring break too,” said Keith Sims, executive director of Safe Campuses Now.
Sims said because drinking alcohol reduces reaction time as well as reducing awareness of one’s surroundings, women and men are more likely to become victims.
Alcohol affects women at a faster rate than men, the AMA reported.
“Scientific evidence shows women process alcohol differently, putting them at greater risks for heart problems, reproductive disorders and liver disease,” said Dr. J. Edward Hill, president of the AMA, in a press release. “These survey results are extremely disturbing because it brings up an entirely new set of issues including increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases, blackouts and violence.”..
Thats why I only drink with my husband.... and lightly at that...
;D
Thank goodness for that.
(Only way a homely guy like me is married with two kids and a third on the way.)